The Pig and the Sheep | 猪与绵羊
A pig's loud protest when captured highlights the difference between being sheared for wool and b...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布匠
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
The Mysterious Letter | 神秘来信
A wife confronts her husband about a mysterious perfumed letter that visibly distressed him. Afte...
Love I Let Go | 我曾放手之爱
A first-person narrative about a meaningful but lost teenage romance, highlighting how insecurity...
The Man in the Well | 井底有人
A family's metaphorical comment about gaining an 'extra person' after digging a well is distorted...
Five Mistakes I Made in My Marriage | 我在婚姻中犯的五个错误
The author reflects on her marriage as part of a happiness project, identifying five common pitfa...
Perfect Match | 绝配
An eccentric matron demands her bedroom walls match her antique vase. A painter succeeds by paint...
The Best Teacher Ever | 最好的老师
A teacher's initial prejudice towards a troubled student, Teddy, transforms into profound dedicat...
The Fox and the Crow | 狐狸与乌鸦
A fox uses flattery to trick a crow into dropping her meat, then remarks on her lack of wisdom. |...
Queen Victoria's Secret Bond with Her Manservant | 维多利亚女王与男仆的秘密情谊
A newly discovered letter from Queen Victoria reveals her profound grief over the death of her Hi...
The Superficial Surgeon | 只治“外”科
A boastful surgeon cuts off only the visible part of an arrow embedded in a general, refusing to ...
The Third Chicken | 第三只鸡
A university-educated son tries to use logic to prove two chickens are three, but his clever fath...
The Way of Archery | 射箭之道
A master uses a story about a king overwhelmed by too many targets and an archer's focus on a sin...
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 Love Potion | 爱情神药
A young man, Alan Austen, visits an old man who sells peculiar potions, seeking an affordable lov...
The Riverbank Feast | 江东赴会
A treacherous banquet invitation from the jealous Wu strategist Zhou Yu to Shu's Liu Bei turns in...
The Pomegranate, the Apple-tree and the Bramble | 石榴树、苹果树与荆棘
A pomegranate and an apple-tree argue fiercely over whose fruit is superior, nearly coming to blo...
The Man with a Thousand Coins | 腰缠千钱
A skilled swimmer drowns because he refuses to discard a heavy belt of copper coins while escapin...
Day After Day | 日复一日
A teacher, absorbed in the text, repeatedly calls on the same student without realizing it. The s...
The Value of a Second Language | 第二语言的价值
A mother mouse uses a dog's bark to scare away a cat, then explains to her children the practical...
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