The Goldfish Spirit | 鱼精作怪
Monkey King and his companions encounter a river spirit demanding child sacrifices. After a faile...
The Extremes of Life | 生活中的两极
The author reflects on enduring Pennsylvania's extreme winter cold, which sparks a memory of summ...
The Blind Man and the Cub | 盲人与幼兽
A blind man with a keen sense of touch identifies a wolf cub by its inherent danger, not its exac...
The Lost Axe | 丢失斧头的人
A man's misplaced suspicion makes his neighbor's son appear guilty; finding the lost item restore...
Excess Billing Hours | 超额计费工时
A lawyer receives VIP treatment in heaven because St. Peter calculates his billed hours to equate...
Philomela | 菲洛墨拉
A tale of betrayal, mutilation, and brutal revenge from Greek mythology, culminating in the metam...
Laozi's Inquiry | 老子问疾
Laozi visits the sage Shang Rong, who imparts wisdom through symbolic actions and a final metapho...
The Sword in the Stone (I) | 石中剑（上）
King Uther Pendragon, with Merlin's magic, wins Igraine but must give up their newborn son Arthur...
Bluebeard | 蓝胡子
A wealthy but terrifying man with a blue beard marries a young woman, forbidding her from enterin...
The Walnut Tree | 核桃树
A roadside walnut tree, despite its generous yield, is harmed by passersby who violently harvest ...
The Cats and The Corn | 猫咪与玉米
Cats on a picnic creatively transform a corn stalk into a tooth, a harmonica for brushing, a fish...
The Lily Fairies | 百合花仙子
A kind old woman discovers fairies living in her lily bed. She protects them, and the lilies flou...
The Emperor's New Clothes | 皇帝的新衣
A vain Emperor is tricked by two swindlers who claim to weave a magical cloth invisible to the un...
The Clever Panda | 聪明的熊猫
A little panda cleverly solves the problem of moving a large pumpkin by rolling it like a wheel, ...
Two Ghosts Serving Their Mother | 双鬼侍母
A man poisoned for another's reincarnation seeks revenge in the afterlife, but he and his poisone...
The Clever Interpreter | 聪明的口译员
A writer is amazed when his interpreter translates a long anecdote into Japanese in seconds, maki...
Working with a Farrier | 岂辱马医
A poor man in Qi, once a beggar, takes a job with a farrier after being shunned. When mocked for ...
Alone in the House | 独自在家
A young woman is left alone in her grandfather's centuries-old London home. Over two terrifying n...
The Poor Boy in the Grave | 墓中的穷孩子
A poor orphan boy endures cruel abuse and neglect from his greedy guardians. His naive mistakes l...
The Whale Sound <1> | 鲸之声 <1>
The narrator, an orphan, witnesses bullies tormenting a deaf boy from a neighboring house. After ...
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