Just Lost Two Dollars | 只输了两美元
A man loses all his money at a casino in four days, then miraculously turns his last two dollars ...
Drawing a Snake with Feet | 画蛇添足
A man wins a wine contest by drawing a snake fastest but loses it by arrogantly adding unnecessar...
Baby Mall | 婴儿商场
A father introduces his three young children to their newborn brother in the maternity ward. The ...
The Wolf, the Mother and the Child | 狼、母亲与孩子
A hungry wolf overhears a mother's conflicting threats and reassurances to her crying child, lead...
The Oath | 誓言
A man's desperate oath of death upon rejection is fulfilled, not in passion's immediate aftermath...
Three Doctors at Heaven's Gate | 三位医生在天堂门口
Three doctors present their credentials to St. Peter at heaven's gate. The punchline humorously i...
The Pheasant and the Phoenix | 山鸡与凤凰
A man in Chu sells a pheasant as a phoenix. The buyer, wishing to present it to the king, regrets...
The Skull's Dream | 髑髅之梦
Zhuangzi dreams of a skull that extols the freedom and eternal peace of death, rejecting any noti...
Who Is Talking? | 谁在说话?
A general calls his unit, but a soldier who doesn't recognize his voice answers casually. After t...
Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
The Nomad Wolf Ankakumikaityn | 游牧之狼安卡库米凯廷
A cunning fox impersonates the nomad wolf Ankakumikaityn to deceive two sisters, stealing their f...
The Shy Turtle | 害羞的乌龟
A shy turtle named Tilly always hides in her shell, missing chances for friendship. With the pers...
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...
A Misunderstood Compliment | 被误解的赞美
A lawyer's crude remark about a model is humorously misinterpreted by his colleague as referring ...
The Devil With the Three Golden Hairs | 魔鬼的三根金发
A boy born under a lucky prophecy is targeted by a jealous king but survives multiple assassinati...
Killing the Pig to Teach the Child | 杀猪教子
Zeng Zi, a disciple of Confucius, kills the family pig to fulfill his wife's casual promise to th...
Forever Love | 永恒之爱
A story of unrequited devotion where a girl's promise of eternal love endures despite betrayal an...
The Grandsons | 半斤八两
A profligate prime minister's grandson, having lost his fortune, hires a ragged man to carry a bo...
The Ripple Effect | 生命的涟漪
A grandfather uses the metaphor of a stone creating ripples in a pond to teach his grandson that ...
The Goat and the Vine | 山羊与葡萄藤
A vine warns a grazing goat that its destructive actions will be met with poetic justice during t...
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