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,...