Better to Be Unlucky | 最好是不幸的
An unemployed man wins a large lottery prize, only to have it nearly erased by medical and legal ...
An Irish-Style Proposal | 爱尔兰式的求婚
The author shares her unconventional yet heartfelt marriage proposal inspired by an Irish traditi...
The Four Friends | 四个好朋友
Four Brahmin friends flee famine. Three scholars use their knowledge to reconstruct a lion from b...
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...
Moving to New York | 迁往纽约
After years of unfulfilled promises from her partner Ward, Leah decides to leave him and start a ...
The Boasting Traveller | 吹牛的旅行者
A traveler boasts of an unbeatable jump in Rhodes but is challenged to prove it on the spot, illu...
Herr Korbes | 科贝斯先生
A cock and a hen, on a journey to Herr Korbes's house, pick up a series of peculiar passengers. U...
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 ...
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...
A Culinary Complaint | 烹饪的抱怨
Two old friends discuss their husbands' habits. One reveals her husband complains nightly about d...
Brother Lustig | 快乐兄弟
A discharged soldier, Brother Lustig, demonstrates both generosity and cunning in a series of enc...
Who Is Stupid? | 谁愚蠢
A teacher asks students who think they're stupid to stand up. Little Johnny stands, not because h...
The Last Tape | 最后的录音带
A nurse finds perspective through caring for Rebekah, a young mother dying of cancer, who records...
The First Flight | 第一次飞翔
A baby eagle, dependent on his mother in a comfortable nest, is forced out to face his greatest f...
Fried Chicken | 喜欢炸鸡
A student humorously answers "fried chicken" when asked about his favorite bird in class. | 课堂上，当...
The Hare and the Hedgehog | 野兔与刺猬
A proud hare mocks a hedgehog's short legs, leading to a race challenge. The clever hedgehog, wit...
The Airport | 飞机场
A flight attendant's airplane pendant necklace prompts a witty remark about the "airport" being m...
Visual Training | 视力训练
A recruit accurately identifies a distant digging party's composition, including a sergeant, duri...
Sleep On It | 三思而后行
A life insurance agent uses a clever and humorous line to encourage a client to make a thoughtful...
Hippopotamus or Buffalo? | 河马还是水牛城？
A customer confuses the city name "Buffalo" with "Hippopotamus" while booking a flight, leading t...
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