A Letter Home | 家书
A young woman writes home from Marine Corps boot camp, humorously contrasting the regimented but ...
On Her Own, But Not Alone | 独自生活，却不孤单
The article tells the story of Marjorie Baer, a single woman with terminal cancer, who was suppor...
The Little Robber-Girl | 小强盗女孩
Gerda is captured by robbers but spared by their wild daughter, who takes a liking to her. The li...
Counting on Luck | 心存侥幸
Despite a brutal law in the state of Chu that sentenced secret gold panners to be torn apart, man...
Lu Ban's Magpie | 鲁班造鹊
Lu Ban, a legendary craftsman, built a mechanical magpie that could fly for days. However, Mo Zi ...
Rumpelstiltskin | 侏儒怪
A miller's daughter, forced to spin straw into gold for a greedy king, makes a desperate bargain ...
The Statesman as Commodity | 作为商品的政客
A statesman is humorously defended at a commerce meeting by being labeled a "commodity" himself. ...
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 ...
Red Boy's Cunning Capture | 红孩儿智擒唐僧
The demon Red Boy cunningly captures the Tang Priest Sanzang by exploiting his kindness. After a ...
I've Sold Those to Someone Else | 旧鞋已售他人
A woman at a busy shoe sale declines a bag for her old shoes because she has already sold them to...
Learning Qi Dialect in Chu | 楚人学齐语
Mencius uses the analogy of learning a dialect to argue that environment is more crucial than ins...
Dong's Cats | 东氏养猫
A man in ancient Wei raises over a hundred cats until they eradicate all rats. Pampered with dail...
A Doll from Santa | 来自圣诞老人的娃娃
A woman who lost her mother and longed for a doll in childhood finally receives a specially made ...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 米从何来
A rich man's two foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, ba...
My Naughty Brother | 我的淘气弟弟
The narrator describes a typical mischievous act of his little brother Donny, who tried to hit a ...
In a Year | 一年后
A palmist tells a customer they will die within a year based on their life line, but humorously c...
You Won't Go to Jail | 你不会进监狱
A man embezzled millions and sought legal defense to avoid jail. His lawyer assured him that with...
The Fox and the Grasshopper | 狐狸与蚂蚱
A cunning fox tries to flatter a grasshopper into coming down from a tree, but the wise grasshopp...
The Clever Rabbit and the Hungry Wolf | 聪明的兔子与饥饿的狼
A clever rabbit outsmarts a hungry wolf by pretending to be poisoned by mushrooms, convincing the...
The Wasp and the Snake | 黄蜂与蛇
A snake, driven to madness by a persistently stinging wasp, resorts to a fatal act of desperation...
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