The Lost Gloves | 丢失的手套
An elderly man meticulously searches a supermarket for his lost, cherished leather gloves, despai...
A Blessing in Disguise | 因祸得福
A clumsy man, unemployed for months, finally gets a job at a chinaware shop only to break a valua...
The Pearl in the Flesh | 剜股藏珠
A seaman hides a precious pearl in a self-inflicted thigh wound to save his ship from a storm, bu...
The Farmer and His Gold | 农夫与金币
A dejected farmer receives a bag of gold from a stranger, which inspires him to revitalize his fa...
The Clever Sign | 巧妙的招牌
A shopkeeper outsmarts his price-slashing competitors by cleverly positioning his store as the ma...
Angry Blonde | 愤怒的金发女郎
A blonde woman, suspecting infidelity, confronts her boyfriend and finds him with another woman. ...
I'll Never Understand Women | 我永远不懂女人
A dejected man at a bar explains his marital misunderstanding: after his wife offered him "anythi...
Burn the Boats | 破釜沉舟
This passage recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "Burn the Boats," describing how...
A Lesson in Tantrums | 当女儿发脾气
The narrator recalls a childhood lesson where her mother, instead of spanking, mirrored her publi...
The Bottomless Cave | 大闹无底洞
A mouse spirit captures the Tang Priest, intending to marry him. After clever tricks and a fierce...
No Shame to Be Poor | 贫穷并不可耻
A student's excessive demands on his celebrity benefactor, actress Sun Li, ignited a public debat...
First Hospital Visit | 初次入院
An 83-year-old man experiences a hospital call bell for the first time, misunderstanding its sile...
The Wild Pig | 野蛮的野猪
A fierce wild pig drives all other animals from the forest. When he ventures out to confront othe...
Androcles and the Lion | 奴隶安德鲁克里斯与狮子
A runaway slave named Androcles helps an injured lion by removing a thorn from its paw. Later, wh...
The Smartest Dog | 最聪明的狗
A man is astonished to see his friend playing chess with a dog, hailing it as the smartest dog he...
Bring Me a Glass of Milk | 给我捎杯牛奶
Mrs. Culkin sends her husband to confront a suspected prowler in the dark, but her final request ...
The Griffin | 狮鹫
A king promises his daughter's hand to whoever can cure her with a magic apple. The youngest and ...
From The Cabby's Seat | 车夫的高座
This passage offers a vivid, satirical portrayal of a cabby's unique perspective from his elevate...
Hans Married | 汉斯娶亲
A young peasant's clever uncle uses wordplay about "patches" (meaning both clothing repairs and s...
Four Minus Four | 四减四等于几
A teacher uses a vivid analogy of coins falling through a hole to explain subtraction, but the st...
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