The Stonecutter | 石匠
A dissatisfied stonecutter magically transforms into increasingly powerful entities—a merchant, a...
The Lawyer Squirrel's Fee | 松鼠律师的报酬
Two squirrels fight over a nut. A lawyer squirrel intervenes, splits the nut to settle the disput...
The Interview | 面试
A desperate applicant repeatedly lowers his job expectations during an interview, only to be reje...
Excess Billing Hours | 超额计费工时
A lawyer receives VIP treatment in heaven because St. Peter calculates his billed hours to equate...
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...
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...
Sleeping Pills | 安眠药
A man takes strong sleeping pills on Sunday, sleeps well, and proudly tells his boss he had no tr...
The Nail | 一枚铁钉
A merchant, in a hurry to return home, repeatedly ignores warnings about a missing nail in his ho...
The Soldier and His Horse | 士兵与他的马
A soldier cares for his horse well in war but neglects it in peace. When war returns, the weakene...
A Friend for Sam | 小鱼山姆找朋友
A lonely little fish named Sam searches the sea for a friend. After encounters with an ink fish a...
The Blind Man | 盲人
A Mother Superior, assuming a visitor is visually impaired, speaks to him at length while showeri...
The Yom Kippur Bench | 赎罪日长椅
On Yom Kippur, a Rabbi encounters his elderly neighbor Sam, who has chosen not to attend the serv...
Lawn Chair Flight | 草坪椅飞行记
A truck driver fulfills his dream of flight by tying 42 helium balloons to a lawn chair, accident...
The Tack Hammer | 图钉之锤
A teacher with a hidden back brace uses a shocking act—hammering a tack through his tie into his ...
The Porch Phantom | 门廊鬼影
The narrator recounts eerie childhood experiences at his aunt's remote, old house, culminating in...
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...
Knock Knock | 敲门笑话
A classic knock-knock joke based on a pun, where "Lettuce" sounds like "Let us." | 一个经典的英语双关语敲门笑话...
THE SHADOW | 影子
A scholar's shadow gains independence in a hot country, becomes a wealthy man, and eventually usu...
The Hunter's Bet | 猎人的赌局
A boastful hunter bets he can identify animals and rifle calibers by touch alone. After winning m...
The Cheating Boyfriend | 出轨的男友
A blonde woman, suspecting infidelity, confronts her boyfriend with a gun. After finding him with...
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