Opportunity in the Details | 细节中的机遇
John and Bobby, both hardworking, started at the same company. Years later, only Bobby was promot...
The Flood | 洪水
Zeus, disgusted by humanity's wickedness, unleashes a catastrophic flood. Only the virtuous coupl...
The Happy Family | 幸福的家庭
A pair of elderly white snails, believing themselves to be the world's most distinguished creatur...
Only Wrong by Two | 只差两个数
A football coach pleads with a dean to admit a talented but academically weak player. When the st...
Napoleon Was Ill | 拿破仑病了
A father's humorous plea for his failing history student son reveals a profound ignorance of basi...
Dine East, Sleep West | 东食西宿
A girl in ancient Qi, faced with two marriage proposals—one from a rich but ugly suitor, the othe...
What Type of Tracks? | 这是什么动物的足迹？
Two lawyers argue over identifying animal tracks while hunting, failing to notice the approaching...
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...
Dogedog and the Magical Cat | 多格多格与魔法猫
A lazy but lucky man, Dogedog, catches a cat that transforms into an unbeatable fighting cock. On...
A Pleasant Encounter? | 一次愉快的邂逅？
This excerpt from Edna O'Brien's *The Girl with Green Eyes* captures the intense, awkward, and bi...
Donkey Cabbages | 驴甘蓝
A kind huntsman gains magical treasures but is betrayed by a witch and her daughter. Stranded by ...
We Will See What Happens | 且行且看
The author recounts a nerve-wracking flight where the pilot's plan was simply to "get up in the a...
The Fisherman and His Wife | 渔夫和他的妻子
A kind fisherman releases an enchanted flounder. His wife's insatiable greed leads them from a ho...
The Plum Dies for the Peach | 李代桃僵
This idiom, derived from a folk song, uses the metaphor of a plum tree sacrificing itself for a p...
A Funnier Story | 一个更有趣的故事
A deaf man, Mr. William, tries to hide his condition. After a friend tells a joke, he unknowingly...
I'll Be There | 我会在你身边
A story of two seventeen-year-olds who find love despite complex pasts. After revealing their res...
Shally and the Little Fish | 莎莉与小鱼
A community is terrorized by a big fish that demands a yearly child sacrifice. When little Shally...
A Special Ride | 一次特别的兜风
A pastor finds a boy who took the baby Jesus figure from the church nativity scene. The boy expla...
The Donkey | 驴王子
A donkey, born to a queen, is raised as a prince. He masters the lute, wins the heart of a prince...
The Second Old Man and the Two Black Dogs | 第二个老人与两只黑狗
A merchant narrates how his two brothers, after failed ventures and sustained by his generosity, ...
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