The Dog in the Manger | 马槽里的狗
A dog sleeping in an ox's manger prevents the ox from eating the straw, illustrating selfishness....
The Girl Who Married a Bear | 嫁给熊的女孩
A proud chief's daughter disregards warnings and insults bears while berry-picking. Lured by a be...
Do You Serve Lawyers | 您接待律师吗
A man brings an alligator into a bar and asks if lawyers are served, intending to get one for his...
Why the Sea is Salt | 海水为何是咸的
A kind but poor man, desperate for food on a holiday, seeks help from his wealthy but cruel broth...
True or False | 真心还是假意
A young businessman tests his girlfriend's loyalty by asking if she would marry him if he went ba...
A Shameful Affair | 一桩可耻之事
A young, idle woman staying at a farm becomes piqued by the indifference of a handsome but aloof ...
Fly High and Far | 远走高飞
A courtier, long overlooked by his ruler, uses the analogy of a commonplace rooster versus a dist...
Free Range | 自由放养
The term "free range" describes animals raised with freedom to roam, a concept extended to parent...
Tiresias | 盲眼先知泰瑞西斯
Tiresias, the blind prophet of Thebes, gained his condition and supernatural gifts after accident...
Village Doe and Mountain Buck | 村中母鹿与山中雄鹿
A young mountain buck becomes infatuated with a cautious village doe. Ignoring her warnings about...
The 22 MPH Confusion | 22英里的误会
A police officer stops a car for driving too slowly at 22 MPH, only to discover the elderly drive...
The Mung Bean Riddle | 绿豆谜题
A widower is haunted by his late wife's ghost after breaking his deathbed promise not to remarry....
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...
Strike While the Iron is Hot | 一鼓作气
This story explains the idiom "一鼓作气" through a historical battle where waiting for the enemy's sp...
How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter | 隐士如何助人赢得公主
A kind-hearted youngest son, aided by a hermit and a crew of men with magical talents, completes ...
The Porch Phantom | 门廊鬼影
The narrator recounts eerie childhood experiences at his aunt's remote, old house, culminating in...
Character in Action | 行如其人
A father chooses honesty over saving money on his sons' mini-golf tickets, demonstrating that int...
The Imaginative Wife | 想象力丰富的妻子
A wife requests imaginary jewels in her portrait to play a trick on her husband's potential futur...
Tom Hickathrift | 巨人杀手汤姆·希卡思里夫特
Tom Hickathrift, a simple but immensely strong giant of a man from English folklore, rises from l...
Ten O'Clock Tee Time | 十点钟的开球时间
A man rushes into a dentist's office, insisting on a no-anesthetic tooth extraction to make his g...
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