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...
The Star-Child | 星孩
Two poor woodcutters endure a bitterly cold night in the forest. After lamenting their poverty, t...
Two Kinds of People | 世上的两种人
This quote humorously contrasts two fundamental attitudes towards life: the grateful optimist and...
The Hasty Diagnosis | 草率的诊断
A doctor hastily prescribes more exercise to a patient without listening, only to be embarrassed ...
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...
The School Report | 成绩单
A hopeful son presents his school report to his father, who is angered by the poor grades. The so...
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...
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...
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 Zhongshan Wolf | 中山狼
This classic Chinese fable tells of Master Dongguo, who foolishly saves a wounded wolf out of rig...
The Strange Sounds, Legs, and Girl | 怪声、怪腿与怪女孩
The narrator recounts a series of terrifying supernatural encounters in their new home over two y...
The Stonecutter | 石匠
A dissatisfied stonecutter magically transforms into increasingly powerful entities—a merchant, a...
Uproar in the Loyalty Hall | 大闹忠义堂
Li Kui, enraged by a false accusation against Song Jiang, storms the Loyalty Hall and destroys it...
The Dragon Rock 3 | 龙岩记 3
The sleepy Dragon awakens with a mighty sneeze that splits the earth, unleashing a torrent of fre...
Presenting a Tall Hat | 戴高帽子
This story illustrates the Chinese idiom "presenting a tall hat," meaning to flatter. An official...
Zhang Yi's Carbuncle | 张仪治痈
Prime Minister Zhang Yi, afflicted with a back carbuncle, empowered the skilled doctor Sheng Gou ...
Three to Get Ready | 三人成行
Three friends—Bird, Frog, and Grasshopper—encounter a pond. Each has limitations in crossing it a...
Carrying Faggots to Put Out a Fire | 抱薪救火
The idiom 'carrying faggots to put out a fire' originates from the Warring States period. It tell...
The Interview | 面试
A desperate applicant repeatedly lowers his job expectations during an interview, only to be reje...
Fossett Makes History | 福塞特创造历史：完成首次单人无间断环球飞行
American adventurer Steve Fossett successfully completed the world's first solo, nonstop, unrefue...
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