Borrowing Fire | 束媪乞火
A beloved daughter-in-law is falsely accused of theft by her mother-in-law. A wise village elder ...
The Spider and the Snake | 蜘蛛与蛇
A cunning spider lures a weary snake by feigning vulnerability, then delivers a fatal bite. The s...
The Pumpkin Carvers | 雕刻南瓜的人
An aging couple, Clark and the much younger Allison, share a poignant evening carving pumpkins. T...
Might Makes Right | 强权即公理
A lion and a wild ass hunt together, but when dividing the spoils, the lion uses his power and th...
A Real Bargain | 真划算
A judge, asked to donate a shilling for a poor lawyer's funeral, instead gives a guinea, sarcasti...
Dickens and His Cat | 狄更斯与他的猫
A story about Charles Dickens and his Persian cat, who cleverly interrupted his reading by puttin...
The King of Yan Seeks Immortality | 燕王学道
A Warring States king, eager to learn immortality, blames his envoy when the fraudulent teacher d...
Did You Know Him? | 你认识他吗？
A host at a dinner party harshly criticizes his former vice principal, only to discover the guest...
The Absent-minded Professor | 心不在焉的教授
A professor, lost in thought, fails to recognize a thief's hand in his own pocket as foreign, hum...
Helping Lauren | 帮助劳伦
The narrator, missing her traditional family Christmas after a move, finds new meaning by helping...
Imitate Birds | 模仿鸟儿
A job seeker claiming to imitate birds is dismissed as common, but then literally flies away, pro...
What My Daddy Does | 我爸爸做什么工作
A teacher is shocked when a student claims his father works in a brothel. The father's humorous e...
The Farmer and His Dogs | 农夫与他的狗
A farmer trapped by a storm is forced to kill his livestock for food one by one. Witnessing this,...
Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy | 草木皆兵
The idiom 'Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy' originates from the Battle of Feishui (383 AD...
Following the Tracks | 循迹而行
Three women stranded in a forest attempt hunting by following tracks. The first two succeed in fi...
A Father's Equanimity | 子死不忧
A Wei state man, Dong Menwu, remains calm after his son's death, explaining to his puzzled servan...
The Foolish Traveler | 愚人游记
A naive young man sets out to travel with only a phrase for guidance. His literal repetition of e...
Cao Cao Spared at Huarong | 义放曹操
After his defeat at Red Cliffs, a retreating Cao Cao is ambushed by Guan Yu at Huarong Road. Remi...
The Clever Sign | 巧妙的招牌
A shopkeeper outsmarts his price-slashing competitors by cleverly positioning his store as the ma...
The Same Service | 同样的服务
A man complains to a marriage counselor that his wife and dog have swapped roles at home. The cou...
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