The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来者居上
This story recounts how the idiom 'the latecomers surpass the old-timers' originated from Ji An's...
Ellen the Eagle Needs Glasses | 老鹰艾伦需要眼镜
Ellen the eagle's poor eyesight leads her to mistakenly bring a lawn chair instead of prey to her...
Just a Few More Minutes | 再等几分钟
A mother's simple act of granting her son "a few more minutes" to splash in puddles with his new ...
The Yan Man's Return | 燕人归国
A man returning to his homeland after a lifetime abroad is tricked into mourning false sights, le...
The Wait for Perfection | 等待完美的代价
A man waiting for perfect love repeatedly rejects his devoted ex-girlfriend, only to realize too ...
The Enigmatic Woman | 难以琢磨的女人
This humorous piece outlines the paradoxical and often contradictory expectations a man might fac...
Free Drinks For Everybody | 人人有份的免费酒水
A drunk man repeatedly offers to buy drinks for everyone but never pays, getting thrown out each ...
Where Is My Daughter? | 我的女儿在哪里？
A worried mother loses her three-year-old daughter. The narrator helps search and finds the littl...
Cynicism and Dog Idioms | 犬儒主义与狗的习语
This article explores the etymology of "cynicism" from ancient Greek philosophers who lived "like...
Fitcher's Bird | 菲切尔的鸟
A cunning wizard captures sisters, but the youngest outsmarts him by resurrecting the others, orc...
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...
Great Wealth From Small Beginnings | 积微成著
A passerby hears a wise man say that fortune can start from something as small as a dead mouse. H...
The Crab and the Fox | 螃蟹与狐狸
A crab leaves its natural seaside habitat for an inland meadow, only to be caught and eaten by a ...
Cinderella | 灰姑娘
Cinderella, mistreated by her stepfamily, attends the royal ball with magical help, captivates th...
The Shoemaker's Adventure | 鞋匠奇遇
A kind shoemaker helps ants and bees on his journey. Later, when he attempts to rescue a princess...
The Advantage of Noise | 噪音的优点
The seller honestly disclosed his car's vibration issue at high speeds, expecting the buyer to wi...
The Tinder-Box | 打火匣
A returning soldier obtains a magical tinder-box from a witch, which grants him wealth and the po...
Cao Shang's Chariots | 曹商得车
Cao Shang boasts to Zhuang Zi about gaining wealth through flattery, but Zhuang Zi retorts that s...
Taking Attendance | 点名
A university freshman, diligently trying to record names read aloud by his literature professor, ...
How Six Men Got on in the World | 六人如何闯荡世界
A dismissed soldier recruits five men with extraordinary abilities. Together, they outwit a king,...
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