Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on the generational cycle of motherhood while sitting with her aging mother...
Jupiter and the Birds | 朱庇特与群鸟
Jupiter chooses a king among birds. An ugly jackdaw adorns himself with borrowed feathers to appe...
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 Snorer | 打瞌睡的人
A preacher tries to shame a congregant who always sleeps during sermons by calling for votes for ...
Julio Iglesias and His Father | 胡里奥·伊格莱西亚斯与他的父亲
The article recounts Julio Iglesias's life-changing accident at age 19, which ended his promising...
Zhuangzi Fishing | 庄子钓鱼
Zhuangzi declines an offer to become Prime Minister by using the allegory of a sacred tortoise, s...
The Camel and the Arab | 骆驼与阿拉伯人
A loaded camel is asked by its driver whether it prefers going uphill or downhill. The camel shre...
Mr. Vinegar and His Fortune | 醋溜先生和他的财富
Mr. Vinegar trades his fortune for a cow, then impulsively swaps the cow for bagpipes, the bagpip...
The Cat and the Blue Bowl | 猫与蓝碗
A collector tries to buy an antique bowl by pretending to want the cat drinking from it, but the ...
Visual Training | 视力训练
A recruit accurately identifies a distant digging party's composition, including a sergeant, duri...
Retreating Thirty Miles | 退避三舍
This story recounts how Chong Er (Duke Wen of Jin), during his exile, promised the King of Chu to...
Where Is the Other Half? | 另一半去哪儿了？
A proud fish owner discusses his valuable, decade-old koi with a pond staff member, planning for ...
The Best Explanation | 最好的解释
A theater box-office clerk cleverly responds to a frustrated customer's sarcastic question with w...
The Creation of the World | 创世记
This passage narrates the biblical story of creation, detailing how God created the world in six ...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 1 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 1
The narrator describes visits to their elderly neighbor Bill's timeless home, focusing on old pho...
The Stooped Cicada Catcher | 佝偻承蜩
Confucius observes an old man who catches cicadas with effortless skill. The man reveals his secr...
Donkey Cabbages | 驴甘蓝
A kind huntsman gains magical treasures but is betrayed by a witch and her daughter. Stranded by ...
The Lost Hatchet | 疑人偷斧
A villager, convinced his neighbor's son stole his hatchet, interprets all the boy's actions as g...
Whose Phone Is This? | 谁的手机
A man in a club locker room answers a ringing phone and has an extravagant conversation with a wo...
I Want to Buy That | 我想买那个
A blonde woman repeatedly changes her hair color after being told by store clerks that they "don'...
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