Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on the generational cycle of motherhood while sitting with her aging mother...
The Marks of Life | 生命的印记
A world-champion disabled skier recounts her journey through a second cancer diagnosis and bilate...
The Small White Envelope | 小小的白色信封
A wife creates a lasting Christmas tradition by giving her husband, who dislikes commercialism, t...
A Pleasant Encounter? | 一次愉快的邂逅？
This excerpt from Edna O'Brien's *The Girl with Green Eyes* captures the intense, awkward, and bi...
The Clever Little Tailor | 聪明的小裁缝
A proud princess challenges suitors with a riddle. A clever but seemingly unskilled young tailor ...
The Two Estimates | 两份估价单
A non-smoking manager, troubled by smoky meeting rooms, seeks a costly air purification solution....
The Fox and the Goat | 狐狸与山羊
A trapped fox tricks a thirsty goat into jumping into a well by praising the water. After using t...
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 ...
The Roc | 巨鸟
The fable contrasts the roc, a mythical bird of immense size and ambition that soars vast distanc...
Integrity Over Victory | 诚实胜于胜利
At a critical match point, professional racquetball player Reuben Gonzales overturned a winning c...
The Crow and the Fox | 乌鸦与狐狸
A crow with cheese is flattered by a fox into singing, causing her to drop her prize. This fable ...
The Strutting Peacock | 昂首阔步的孔雀
The golden swan princess chooses a magnificent peacock as her husband, but his pride leads him to...
Where to Find Riches | 财富何处寻
A farmer sells his land to search for diamonds elsewhere, only to die in poverty. The new owner d...
The Crooked Tree | 弯曲的树
A crooked tree in a forest feels inferior until a woodcutter spares it while cutting down all the...
The Smoke Signal | 孤岛上的信号
A shipwreck survivor on a deserted island loses his shelter to a fire, which ultimately becomes t...
Sleeping on Weapons, Awaiting Dawn | 枕戈待旦
The story of Zu Ti and Liu Kun, two patriotic youths in the Western Jin Dynasty who practiced mar...
The Nix of the Mill-Pond | 磨坊池塘的水妖
A miller, tricked by a water nymph into promising his newborn son in exchange for wealth, lives i...
Jiang Yan's Wit Runs Dry | 江郎才尽
This story recounts how the talented scholar Jiang Yan, after achieving early fame, failed to mai...
Feds Threaten WWII Vet | 联邦机构威胁二战老兵
An 86-year-old WWII veteran faces losing his home after the Social Security Administration demand...
Stone Dog | 石犬
A poor fisherman and his devoted dog share a simple life in Puerto Rico. When a hurricane claims ...
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