Tyranny Is Fiercer Than Tigers | 苛政猛于虎
Confucius encounters a woman mourning three family members killed by tigers. She prefers the dang...
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 Origin of McDull's Name | 麦兜名字的由来
McDull is an ordinary but dream-filled pig whose perseverance makes him endearing. His unique nam...
A Dead Fly | 一只死苍蝇
A customer complains about a dead fly in his soup, and the waiter humorously attributes its death...
Don't Smoke! | 千万别抽烟！
A patient who drank gasoline is told by the doctor to simply avoid smoking. | 一位喝下汽油的病人被医生告知，接下来几...
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...
The Most Wanted Autograph | 最想要的签名
A university newspaper's question about the most desired autograph yielded predictable answers ab...
The Spindle, the Shuttle, and the Needle | 纺锤、梭子和针
A diligent orphan girl, blessed with a magical spindle, shuttle, and needle from her godmother, u...
Huang Gong's Excessive Modesty | 黄公好谦卑
A story about Huang Gong, whose excessive modesty led him to falsely claim his beautiful daughter...
Tiger Son | 虎子
A widowed mother, left alone after her hunter son is killed by a tigress, forms an unlikely bond ...
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...
The Porch Phantom | 门廊鬼影
The narrator recounts eerie childhood experiences at his aunt's remote, old house, culminating in...
The Courage to Rise Again | 重新站起的勇气
A father, troubled by his son's perceived lack of courage, entrusts him to a monk for training. A...
Life's Cruelty to Men | 生命对男人的残酷
This passage highlights the perceived injustice in a man's life cycle, where recognition and rewa...
The Painted Vase | 被粉刷的花瓶
A painter solves an impossible color-matching task by cleverly altering the original vase, not th...
Zhao Fu and the Cart | 造父驾马车
A father and son's frightened horse refuses to move. Zhao Fu, an expert handler, calms the horse ...
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...
The Happy Monk | 快乐的僧人
A wealthy man becomes a monk, finds profound joy through meditation and renunciation, and teaches...
Boyfriend Upgrade | 男友升级
A humorous tech-support-style letter compares a boyfriend-to-husband transition to a problematic ...
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...
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