Sweeping the Sunlight | 扫阳光
Two young brothers try to sweep sunlight into their dark room with a dustpan, failing repeatedly ...
Keeping One's Word | 信守诺言
This story recounts how Zeng Zi, a disciple of Confucius, chose to honor his wife's casual promis...
The Amazing Centipede | 神奇的蜈蚣
A man seeks an extraordinary pet that can do everything and is sold a centipede. The centipede pe...
Cynicism and Dog Idioms | 犬儒主义与狗的习语
This article explores the etymology of "cynicism" from ancient Greek philosophers who lived "like...
The Clever Cock | 聪明的公鸡
A fox tricks a cock into singing so he can capture him, but the clever cock then tricks the fox i...
Marquis Lu Raises a Bird | 鲁侯养鸟
Marquis Lu, with good intentions, tried to honor a wild sea bird with human luxuries like fine mu...
The Final Exam | 期末考试
Four unprepared students fake a car breakdown to postpone an exam, but the dean's clever test exp...
The Man Who Choked | 因噎废食
A man who ate ravenously choked to death on a fishbone. In a misguided response, someone banned e...
The Cat and the Blue Bowl | 猫与蓝碗
A collector tries to buy an antique bowl by pretending to want the cat drinking from it, but the ...
The Archer's Miss | 神射手的失误
A master archer, Hou Yi, misses his shot when a huge reward is at stake, revealing how anxiety ov...
The Fox and the Grapes | 狐狸与葡萄
A hungry fox, unable to reach the grapes she desires, dismisses them as sour to cope with her fai...
Plant a Row for the Hungry | 为饥饿者种一行菜
The author recounts a moment of refusing a homeless man's plea for food, which led to lasting gui...
Hansel and Grethel | 汉塞尔与格蕾特尔
Hansel and Grethel, children of a poor woodcutter, are abandoned in the forest by their stepmothe...
The Gift | 礼物
A patient forms a profound, transitory bond with another patient's father during a long hospital ...
The Girl Who Changed My Life | 改变我生活的女孩
A blind woman recounts her journey from a vibrant youth shadowed by societal pity, through the st...
Plant Anything | 万物皆可种
The author, a passionate gardener, offers to plant her overwhelmed friend's spring corms before a...
The Happy Prince (Part 2) | 快乐王子（第二部分）
The Happy Prince persuades the reluctant Swallow to delay his journey to Egypt and deliver his ru...
A Useful Lesson | 一堂有用的课
A father takes his son to a bar for his 18th birthday to teach him about drinking limits, but the...
The Star-Money | 星星钱币
A destitute but pious orphan girl selflessly gives away her last possessions—bread and every piec...
One Arrow, Two Vultures | 一箭双雕
This passage recounts the ancient Chinese tale of archer Zhangsun Sheng, who shot down two fighti...
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