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 Lark and the Farmer | 云雀与农夫
A mother lark wisely judges the farmer's actions: when he relies on others, there's no urgency; w...
The Seven Ravens | 七只乌鸦
A man's angry wish turns his seven sons into ravens. Their determined sister embarks on a perilou...
The Ass and the Grasshopper | 驴子与蚱蜢
An ass, enchanted by the grasshoppers' chirping, foolishly tries to imitate their diet of dew and...
The Tortoise and the Eagle | 乌龟与鹰的友谊
An eagle repeatedly enjoys the tortoise's hospitality while mocking his inability to visit the ea...
Passing Off as a Competent Player | 滥竽充数
The story tells of Nanguo, who joined a royal yu ensemble despite lacking skill, pretending to pl...
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...
The Dog's House | 狗的房子
A dog decides to build a house in winter but abandons the plan in summer when he feels too large ...
The Star-Child | 星孩
Two poor woodcutters endure a bitterly cold night in the forest. After lamenting their poverty, t...
Boots Robot | 靴子机器人
The narrator had to wear oversized heavy-duty boots for a delivery, making him walk clumsily like...
A Culinary Complaint | 烹饪的抱怨
Two old friends discuss their husbands' habits. One reveals her husband complains nightly about d...
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...
A Father's Request for Praise | 老爸求赞美
A tired father playfully asks his 5-year-old daughter for praise to regain energy. The clever dau...
The Precocious Boy | 早慧的男孩
A precocious boy borrows a parenting book to evaluate his own upbringing, amusingly surprising hi...
Who Is This Man? | 这个男人是谁
Charles returns home at dawn to find his wife awake. When he discovers a naked man hiding in thei...
Childe Rowland | 罗兰少爷
The youngest brother, Childe Rowland, ventures into the perilous land of the elves to rescue his ...
The Hasty Diagnosis | 草率的诊断
A doctor hastily prescribes more exercise to a patient without listening, only to be embarrassed ...
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...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 2 | 比尔、宾果和布拉姆 2
The narrator contrasts his own family's focus on television with his neighbor Bill's preference f...
Two Kinds of People | 世上的两种人
This quote humorously contrasts two fundamental attitudes towards life: the grateful optimist and...
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