The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains an unusually high charge for a tooth extraction by stating the patient's loud ...
A Walk in the Woods | 林中漫步
A journalist, initially puzzled by an old woman's protest against a bypass project, visits her an...
Master Dongguo and the Wolf | 东郭先生和狼
A pedantic scholar saves a hunted wolf out of misguided compassion, only for the wolf to turn on ...
Craig Barrett: Intel's CEO | 克雷格·巴雷特：英特尔首席执行官
This profile details Craig Barrett's tenure as Intel's CEO, highlighting his focus on manufacturi...
The Hasty Diagnosis | 草率的诊断
A doctor hastily prescribes more exercise to a patient without listening, only to be embarrassed ...
Cao Shang's Mission to Qin | 曹商使秦
Cao Shang boasts to Zhuangzi about the hundred carriages he received from the King of Qin for fla...
The Seeker and the Swindler | 季子拜师
A tale of blind faith and deception. Ji Zi, a seeker of Taoism, is easily fooled by a swindler wh...
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...
The Snow Queen: A Tale of Two Children | 冰雪女王：两个孩子的故事
A tale of childhood friendship corrupted by magic. Kay, after being struck by a shard of a distor...
The Jade and the Mouse | 周人买璞
A story about a misunderstanding caused by the same word having different meanings in two ancient...
Life After Death | 死后余生
A boss catches a new employee in a lie about attending his grandmother's funeral, using the emplo...
Against the Fashion | 不合时尚
A skilled shoemaker and weaver from Lu plan to move to Yue, but are warned that their products wi...
Toilet Paper | 厕纸
A blonde laughs at a brunette who goes to fetch toilet paper after a seagull defecates on the blo...
The Cheating Boyfriend | 出轨的男友
A blonde woman, suspecting infidelity, confronts her boyfriend with a gun. After finding him with...
Horrible Deaths | 离奇的死法
Three men at heaven's gate must describe their deaths to gain entry due to overcrowding. The firs...
Finding a Friend | 寻找朋友
A lonely little fish named Sam searches the sea for a friend who looks like him. After encounters...
No, It's You I Love | 不，我爱的人是你
Edward dreams of marrying Ingrid but is sent her sister, Marta, to help his business. Through a y...
Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy | 草木皆兵
The idiom 'Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy' originates from the Battle of Feishui (383 AD...
Presenting a Tall Hat | 戴高帽子
This story illustrates the Chinese idiom "presenting a tall hat," meaning to flatter. An official...
A Wise Man's Words | 智者的箴言
A local official seeks a sorcerer's wisdom to understand the cause of bandit attacks and floods. ...
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