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...

Winston Churchill: His Other Life | 温斯顿·丘吉尔:生活的另一面

This article, written by Churchill's child, reveals how the statesman discovered painting as a pr...

Panic on the Highway | 山路惊魂

The narrator recounts a cross-country road trip where a deep-seated fear of mountain roads and hi...

Nest and Hair | 鸟窝与头发

A student tells her teacher about a bird's nest outside, and when asked to describe it, she innoc...

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 ...

Gray Hair and Naughty Boys | 白发与顽童

A father humorously attributes his gray hair to his son's mischief, only for the child to naively...

The King's First Gray Hair | 国王的第一根白发

In an ancient era of immensely long lives, King Makhadeva is jolted into confronting his mortalit...

Devil's Voice | 魔鬼的低语

A pastor confronts his wife about an expensive dress, and she blames the Devil's tempting whisper...

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...

A Culinary Complaint | 烹饪的抱怨

Two old friends discuss their husbands' habits. One reveals her husband complains nightly about d...

Name That Animal | 猜动物游戏

A first-grade class plays a guessing game where a student's literal interpretation of a hint abou...

A Funnier Story | 一个更有趣的故事

A deaf man, Mr. William, tries to hide his condition. After a friend tells a joke, he unknowingly...

Praise | 称赞

Mrs. White seeks compliments on her appearance, and Mr. White responds with witty and flattering ...

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...

He's Just Been to the Zoo | 他刚去过动物园

A mother apologizes to a bank teller after her young son, fresh from a zoo visit, playfully thrus...

The Zhongshan Wolf | 中山狼

This classic Chinese fable tells of Master Dongguo, who foolishly saves a wounded wolf out of rig...

Jack and the Robber | 杰克与强盗

A farmer's boy, Jack, successfully sells his goods for silver on the way to market, but is tricke...

The Dog and the Hare | 猎犬与野兔

A hare questions a hound's contradictory behavior of attacking and fawning, highlighting that a t...

The Colt Crosses the River | 小马过河

A young colt hesitates to cross a river after receiving conflicting advice from a cow and a squir...

The Baby Stork | 鹳宝宝

A baby stork, upset by his parents' nightly absences to deliver babies, later reveals his own mis...