Managerial Mishaps | 管理者的窘境
A stressed manager sent to a farm for rest impresses the farmer by quickly completing physically ...
The Taoist of Mount Lao | 崂山道士
A young man seeks magic on Mount Lao but lacks patience. After learning a wall-passing skill, his...
The Sirens | 海妖塞壬
Odysseus outwits the deadly Sirens by having himself tied to the mast while his crew plugs their ...
Three Surgeons | 三位外科医生
Three surgeons boast about their miraculous surgeries, each claiming to have restored a patient t...
The Lawyer's Bill | 律师的账单
A butcher gets a lawyer to pay for meat stolen by his unleashed dog, only to later receive a heft...
The Four Friends | 四个好朋友
Four Brahmin friends flee famine. Three scholars use their knowledge to reconstruct a lion from b...
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...
The Beggar's Wisdom | 乞丐的智慧
A kind lady pities a lame beggar, suggesting blindness would be worse. The beggar, a seasoned pro...
The Flying Squirrel's Five Skills | 鼯鼠的五种本领
A flying squirrel boasts of mastering five skills, but its friends point out that it excels at no...
Keys or Kiss? | 钥匙还是亲吻？
An English teacher's mispronunciation of "keys" as "kays" led an Italian student to interpret it ...
Do You Turn Off Your Cell Phone? | 深夜，你的手机关机吗？
A story about how a simple habit of keeping a phone on or off at night reflects care and commitme...
Narcissus | 那喀索斯
The myth of Narcissus tells of a shepherd boy who fell in love with his own reflection in a strea...
Praise | 称赞
Mrs. White seeks compliments on her appearance, and Mr. White responds with witty and flattering ...
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...
Valentine's Day Cards | 情人节贺卡
A man at a post office is meticulously preparing and perfuming a thousand anonymous Valentine's c...
The Picture of the Cheese | 奶酪图片
A lady uses a picture of cheese in a mousetrap and humorously finds a picture of a mouse caught i...
The Tiger and the Fox | 老虎与狐狸
A boastful Tiger, claiming to protect other animals from a hunter, is shot by an arrow while post...
The Best Reward | 最好的奖赏
A naval officer, rescued by a deck hand after falling overboard, is told that the best reward is ...
Which Heart Is Better? | 谁的心脏更好？
A heart attack patient must choose between a lawyer's heart and a social worker's for a transplan...
Redneck Etiquette Guide | 红脖子礼仪指南
A satirical guide parodying rural American stereotypes through exaggerated 'etiquette' tips cover...
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