Reading by Firefly Light | 映雪囊萤
The story of Che Yin, who used fireflies as a lamp to study due to poverty, exemplifies persevera...
Walter Macken: Life and Works | 瓦尔特·马可肯:生平与作品
Walter Macken (1915-1967) was a prolific Irish writer and actor from Galway. His career spanned n...
Foundling-Bird | 鸟弃儿
A forester rescues a child carried off by a bird and raises him with his daughter. When the famil...
Why Aren't You Listening? | 为什么不认真听课?
A teacher questions a student, Jack, about not paying attention. Jack insists he is listening, bu...
The Darning Needle | 织补针
A vain darning needle, believing herself too fine for mundane tasks, breaks and is repurposed as ...
The Oath in the Peach Garden | 桃园结义
During the turbulent late Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Guan Yu met by chance. Dis...
Encounter with Feng Sanniang | 邂逅封三娘
A gentle maiden, Lady Fan, befriends the mysterious Lady Feng. With Feng's aid, she finds love wi...
The Fisherman and the Genie | 渔夫与精灵
A poor fisherman catches a jar containing a vengeful Genie. After being freed, the Genie reveals ...
Leaping from the Furnace | 跳出八卦炉
The Monkey King, captured after causing chaos in Heaven, proves invulnerable to execution. Thrown...
Excess Billing Hours | 超额计费工时
A lawyer receives VIP treatment in heaven because St. Peter calculates his billed hours to equate...
The Interview | 面试
A desperate applicant repeatedly lowers his job expectations during an interview, only to be reje...
Wei Wenhou's Hunting Appointment | 魏文侯期猎
Wei Wenhou interrupts his merry drinking to honor a hunting appointment in the rain, demonstratin...
The Fox Borrows the Tiger's Might | 狐假虎威
A clever fox, caught by a tiger, tricks it by claiming divine authority. By walking ahead of the ...
Fossett Makes History | 福塞特创造历史:完成首次单人无间断环球飞行
American adventurer Steve Fossett successfully completed the world's first solo, nonstop, unrefue...
The Miser and His Gold | 守财奴与他的金子
A miser buries his gold for safekeeping, only to have it stolen. A wise passerby points out that ...
Hans Married | 汉斯娶亲
A young peasant's clever uncle uses wordplay about "patches" (meaning both clothing repairs and s...
The Wolves, the Sheep and the Ram | 狼、羊与公羊
Wolves propose peace to sheep on the condition of killing their guardian dogs. The sheep agree, b...
Alexander Graham Bell: The Story Behind the Telephone | 亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔:电话背后的故事
This article chronicles the life of Alexander Graham Bell, focusing not only on his invention of ...
A Slingshot Is a Slingshot | “弹”就是“弹”
Hui Zi defends his use of metaphors by demonstrating that explaining an unknown concept (a slings...
Astronaut's Culinary Regret: Too Much Shrimp in Space | 太空生活:女宇航员的甜蜜烦恼
Astronaut Peggy Whitson shares her experiences during a 130-day ISS mission, noting how micrograv...
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