Roll Up the Windows First | 先摇上车窗
A woman is tricked by a mechanic into trying to fix a car dent by blowing into the tailpipe, and ...
Retreating Thirty Miles | 退避三舍
This story recounts how Chong Er (Duke Wen of Jin), during his exile, promised the King of Chu to...
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...
The Ploughman and the Wolf | 农夫与狼
A hungry wolf gets entangled in a plough while trying to eat its leather straps and is caught by ...
The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs twenty dollars instead of th...
Three Dog Night | 三犬之夜
Three male dogs compete for a poodle's attention by trying to craft a clever sentence with "liver...
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse | 城市老鼠和乡下老鼠
A country mouse visits his city friend and experiences the dangers of urban life despite its mate...
The False Collar | 衬衫领子
A boastful false collar, washed with a garter, vainly proposes to various household items before ...
Bringing Back to Life | 起死回生
The story recounts how the ancient doctor Bian Que correctly diagnosed a prince's coma as illness...
The Dragon Rock | 龙岩传说
In a hot, idyllic valley, a rock shaped like a dragon is a central part of community life. Everyo...
Two Roaches | 两只蟑螂
Two roaches are eating garbage when one describes the extreme cleanliness of a new restaurant, mu...
The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measured his foot for shoes but forgot the measurement at home. Ret...
Each Man Has His Merits | 各有所长
A foreigner applying for U.S. citizenship cleverly responds to a judge's test question by asserti...
The Weeping Toad | 蛤蟆夜哭
A man overhears a conversation between a fearful alligator and a paranoid toad after the Dragon K...
Good Wishes | 美好的心愿
A boy tells his teacher his father intends to send roast pig, but the plan is abandoned when the ...
Waste or Save | 浪费还是节约
A humorous dialogue where a father scolds his son for wasting time by sleeping, and the son cleve...
The Lion, the Fox and the Ass | 狮子、狐狸与驴
A lion, a fox, and an ass hunt together. The ass's fair division angers the lion, who kills him. ...
The Old Couple's Quarrel | 老夫妻的争吵
A quarrelsome old man, after losing a case before a magistrate, threatens to escalate his legal b...
Two English Jokes | 英语小幽默两则
Two short humorous dialogues. The first involves a logical paradox about an all-purpose solvent, ...
Anxious | 着急
A wife expresses worry over her husband's all-night absence to a neighbor, only to be told by an ...
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