The Fate of Actaeon | 阿克特翁的命运
The hunter Actaeon accidentally sees Artemis bathing. As punishment, the goddess turns him into a...
Expensive Advice | 昂贵的建议
A doctor considers billing a woman for casual medical advice after a lawyer encourages him to do ...
The Gentleman on the Beam | 梁上君子
During a famine in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a thief hiding in Chen Shi's house is moved to repent...
Sweeping the Sunlight | 扫阳光
Two young brothers try to sweep sunlight into their dark room with a dustpan, failing repeatedly ...
Reverse the Charges | 倒转车费
A woman asks a taxi driver to reverse 500 meters after learning the fare, claiming she only has s...
The Eagle and the Arrow | 鹰与箭
An eagle is shot by a hunter's arrow. As it dies, it laments the cruel irony that the arrow that ...
The Ghost-Fearing Man of Chu | 楚人畏鬼
A thief exploits a man's intense fear of ghosts by imitating ghostly sounds, then robs him. Even ...
Hans Married | 汉斯娶亲
A young peasant's clever uncle uses wordplay about "patches" (meaning both clothing repairs and s...
The Highway Blonde | 高速路上的金发女郎
A blonde driver's repeated violation of a trucker's simple command—to stay in a circle—leads to e...
The Dog and the Shadow | 狗与影子
A greedy dog, mistaking his own reflection for another dog with a larger piece of meat, drops his...
Buying Bones with a Thousand Gold | 千金买骨
A king, desperate for a legendary steed, is convinced by a guard to buy the bones of a dead one a...
The Horse and the Goat | 鞭马与鞭羊
Mozi uses the analogy of whipping a swift horse versus a goat to explain to his disciple that he ...
A Good Dog for Catching Mice? | 良狗捕鼠
A man from Qi selects a hunting dog for his neighbor, who then worries it doesn't catch mice. The...
Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛
A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...
The Colt Crosses the River | 小马过河
A young colt hesitates to cross a river after receiving conflicting advice from a cow and a squir...
The City of the Dead | 死亡之城
The narrator recounts a terrifying experience during Edinburgh's famous 'City of the Dead' ghost ...
The Goats on the Bridge | 桥上的山羊
A humorous anecdote from a Taiwanese university entrance exam where a clever student, given a sto...
Chang'e Flies to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The story recounts how Chang'e became the Moon Goddess after consuming an elixir and floating to ...
The Healing Touch | 治愈之触
A breast cancer patient, fearful and disconnected from her post-surgery body, receives profound h...
Much Ado Over Hearsay | 甚嚣尘上
This article recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "甚嚣尘上" from the Warring States P...
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