A Rose from Homer's Grave | 荷马墓上的一朵玫瑰
A rose growing on Homer's grave rejects the love of a nightingale, deeming herself too noble. Aft...
New Zealand's Climate | 新西兰的气候
A student humorously concludes New Zealand is very cold because imported meat arrives frozen, rev...
Thirty Years and Five Minutes | 三十年与五分钟
A wealthy banker questions the high fee for an artist's five-minute work, only to be reminded tha...
A Single Hair from Nine Oxen | 九牛一毛
The story recounts how General Li Ling's surrender led to tragedy and how historian Sima Qian, pu...
The Wolf and the Lamb in the Temple | 庙宇中的狼与羊
A lamb, chased by a wolf, finds safety in a temple. When the wolf tries to lure it out by warning...
All Lawyers Are Assholes! | 所有律师都是混蛋！
A joke about a bar patron who objects to a sweeping insult against lawyers, not because he is a l...
The Carrot, the Egg and the Coffee Bean | 胡萝卜、鸡蛋与咖啡豆
A mother uses a kitchen parable with carrots, eggs, and coffee beans to teach her daughter about ...
Why Opossum's Tail Is Bare | 负鼠的尾巴为何光秃秃
A vain opossum, obsessed with his bushy tail, falls victim to Rabbit and Cricket's trick. They co...
Ying Ning with a Plum Blossom | 婴宁拈梅
A young scholar, Wang Zifu, falls in love at first sight with a mysterious girl holding a plum bl...
The Nitty-Gritty Dictionary | 精要词典
A collection of witty and humorous definitions for common words, playing on double meanings and c...
Grandpa's Bees | 祖父的蜜蜂
The story recounts a family's cherished garden, started by grandparents during hard times. After ...
Not an Old Lady | 不像个老太太
Sophia, after a visit to the hairdresser, declares she no longer looks old. Her husband agrees bu...
A Lawyer and a Pig | 律师与猪
A classic joke contrasting professions and animal instincts, using wordplay on "cross" to deliver...
The Faithful Mongoose | 忠诚的猫鼬
A kind Brahmin adopts an orphaned mongoose, which grows up as a brother to his son. When a deadly...
The Looney Bin | 疯人院
A humorous short story set in an asylum, where one inmate's claim of being Napoleon, backed by di...
The Tale of Schlauraffen Land | 懒人国的传说
A whimsical, first-person narrative recounts a series of fantastical and impossible sights in the...
The Ass and the Old Peasant | 驴与老农
A peasant warns his donkey of approaching enemies and urges it to flee. The donkey, resigned to i...
Not Knowing Her Well | 我跟她还不熟
A wife questions her husband why he doesn't kiss her like their neighbor does, to which the husba...
The Magic Kettle | 魔法茶壶
An old man discovers a magical kettle that transforms into a creature. After selling it, the hone...
The Fence Bids | 围栏投标
Three contractors bid to fix a White House fence. The New Jersey contractor's winning high bid se...
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