The Naming of Things | 命名之事
A woman awakens from a coma to learn her brother named her twins. Relieved by the lovely name "De...
The Golden Plate | 金盘子
Two merchants in Seri find a poor family's sooty plate is solid gold. The greedy one lies to get ...
The Crucian Carp's Plea | 鲫鱼求救
Zhuang Zhou, in need, is offered delayed help by an official. He responds with a parable about a ...
The Goat Butcher | 屠羊者
A successful goat butcher ignores moral warnings from friends, attributing them to superstition. ...
For the Record | 记录在案
A widower struggles with the daily deluge of school paperwork for his five children. While review...
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 ...
Little Red Riding Hood | 小红帽
Little Red Riding Hood is tricked by a wolf on her way to her sick grandmother's house. The wolf ...
Act Upon Hearing? | 闻斯行诸
Confucius gave opposite advice to two students asking the same question about acting immediately....
His Bride Died Young | 他的新娘早逝
A young man tries to keep his ghostly bride from vanishing at dawn by blocking sunlight, but a ca...
Needles Are Not Nice | 打针一点也不好玩
Two boys at a clinic misunderstand medical procedures. Bill cries because his finger was pricked ...
Who Signed the Declaration of Independence | 《独立宣言》是谁签署的
A teacher asks a student who signed the Declaration of Independence. After the student's profane ...
The Lapland and Finland Women | 拉普兰女人与芬兰女人
Gerda and the reindeer seek help from a Lapland woman, who directs them to a Finland woman for gu...
Zheng Yong the Thief-Spotter | 郄雍视盗
The Marquis of Jin pins his hopes on a man who can spot thieves by appearance, but his minister a...
The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders | 迪特马申奇闻录
A series of absurd and impossible vignettes, describing a world where roasted birds fly backwards...
The Bald Huntsman | 秃头的猎人
A bald man's wig is blown away during a hunt, amusing his companions. He good-naturedly remarks t...
Pandora's Box | 潘多拉的盒子
The myth of Pandora explains the origin of human suffering and the enduring presence of hope. In ...
The Seal in the River | 河中之豹
A subordinate's prophetic dream about a pleading old man coincides with the capture of a seal. De...
Gardening Gloves | 园艺手套
A wife hints for a new wedding ring due to a gold allergy, but her husband's birthday gift turns ...
A Simple Act of Love | 一个简单的爱的举动
The narrator recounts how her father's lifelong support and a seemingly small act—surreptitiously...
My Father's Words | 父亲的箴言
A former professional baseball player reflects on his father's death, his own retirement from the...
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