The Yellow Paper | 一张黄纸
A new tech support agent spends hours trying to solve a customer's printer issue where yellow won...
Good News and Bad News | 好消息与坏消息
A pastor humorously tells his congregation they have enough money for a new building—because it's...
A Train Tunnel Incident | 火车隧道里的误会
Three passengers on a train experience a dark tunnel, a mysterious kiss sound, and a slap, leadin...
Meng Jiangnu's Lament | 孟姜女哭长城
A Qin Dynasty legend tells of Meng Jiangnu, whose husband died building the Great Wall. Her profo...
Overdue Video | 逾期未还
The narrator inadvertently witnesses a police arrest at a Blockbuster for an overdue video rental...
When Do People Talk Least? | 人们何时说话最少？
A short dialogue uses a pun on the word "least" to create a humorous riddle, linking it to the sh...
Buccaneers | 海盗的双关语
A young girl named Mary cleverly plays on the double meaning of "buccaneers" in a Halloween costu...
Kotura, Lord of the Winds | 风之主科图拉
A father sends his three daughters to appease Kotura, the wind lord, during a deadly blizzard. Th...
The Happy Monk | 快乐的僧人
A wealthy man becomes a monk, finds profound joy through meditation and renunciation, and teaches...
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...
The Big Catch | 钓大鱼
A nobleman uses fifty oxen as bait to fish in the East Sea. After a year of patience, he catches ...
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...
Everything is Ready Except the East Wind | 万事俱备，只欠东风
This article recounts the historical tale of the Battle of Red Cliffs, where the allied forces of...
Trying to Stop It | 我要把它堵在里面
A boy literally interprets his teacher's idiom about not listening, stuffing cotton in his ear to...
The Remaining Sheep | 剩下的羊
A teacher tests a student with a simple arithmetic problem about sheep, but the student's unexpec...
The Silk Weaver's Lesson | 断织诫夫
Le Yangzi's wife twice guides him toward integrity and perseverance: first by rejecting found gol...
A Dying Man's Favorite Cookies | 临终曲奇
A dying man, smelling his favorite cookies, musters his last strength to reach the kitchen, only ...
The Grass Game | 斗草游戏
During Baoyu's birthday festivities, the maids play a grass-naming game. Xiangling's claim of a "...
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 Redneck Oil Change Checklist | 红脖子式换油清单
A humorous, step-by-step narrative detailing a disastrous and beer-fueled DIY oil change that lea...
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