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...
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 ...
Character in Action | 行如其人
A father chooses honesty over saving money on his sons' mini-golf tickets, demonstrating that int...
An Eye-Opener | 恍然大悟
Charles learns from his friend Joe that marriage reveals the whole person, unlike the partial vie...
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...
Free Range | 自由放养
The term "free range" describes animals raised with freedom to roam, a concept extended to parent...
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...
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...
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 ...
Tiresias | 盲眼先知泰瑞西斯
Tiresias, the blind prophet of Thebes, gained his condition and supernatural gifts after accident...
The Cyanide Watermelon Sign | 氰化物西瓜告示牌
A farmer tries to deter watermelon thieves with a fake cyanide warning, but the clever kids outwi...
The Hardest Work | 最难做的事
The narrator recounts her profound grief and struggle with helplessness after her fiancé's sudden...
Cutting Flesh to Eat | 割肉相啖
Two men who constantly boasted of their bravery took their contest to a deadly extreme, choosing ...
Three Men in a Boat | 三人同舟
Three men on a bench pretend to fish, amusing a policeman who tells their friend to remove them; ...
The Baby Stork | 鹳宝宝
A baby stork, upset by his parents' nightly absences to deliver babies, later reveals his own mis...
The Dancing Bear | 会跳舞的熊
A dancing bear returns to the wild and impresses his former companions with his skills, but his s...
Lawyers Take Everything | 律师拿走一切
A courtroom anecdote where a seemingly destitute defendant reveals that despite winning the case,...
Roses for My Wife | 给妻子的玫瑰
A man buys roses for his wife without a special occasion, prompting the florist to humorously wis...
The Big Oven | 大火炉
A man wastes all his resources trying to heat a faulty oven, ignoring sensible advice to fix it, ...
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