Little Briar-Rose | 玫瑰公主
A princess, cursed to sleep for a hundred years after pricking her finger on a spindle, is awaken...
Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛
A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man warms his hands and cools his food by blowing with his mouth, leading a satyr to renounce t...
Queen Victoria's Secret Bond with Her Manservant | 维多利亚女王与男仆的秘密情谊
A newly discovered letter from Queen Victoria reveals her profound grief over the death of her Hi...
The Water of Life | 生命之水
A dying king's three sons seek the magical Water of Life. The two eldest fail due to arrogance, w...
The Bubble Necklace | 公主的水泡项链
A spoiled princess demands a necklace made of rain bubbles, falling ill when her impossible wish ...
The Devil's Sooty Brother | 魔鬼的煤黑兄弟
A destitute soldier makes a seven-year pact with the Devil, working in hell under strange conditi...
The Double Blanket | 一床双人毛毯
A grandfather is being sent to a government home. His son buys him an expensive double blanket as...
The Man with a Thousand Coins | 腰缠千钱
A skilled swimmer drowns because he refuses to discard a heavy belt of copper coins while escapin...
The Milkmaid and Her Pail | 挤奶女工和她的牛奶桶
A milkmaid daydreams about all the wealth and finery she will buy with the proceeds from selling ...
Miracle By Chance | 偶然的奇迹
A woman rediscovers her teenage crush, the guitarist from her favorite band at a long-closed bar,...
The Healing Touch | 治愈之触
A breast cancer patient, fearful and disconnected from her post-surgery body, receives profound h...
Run Freely | 自由奔跑
The author observes a toddler running freely and falling without fear, realizing that children se...
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 Old Man, the Boy, and the Donkey | 老人、男孩和驴
A man and a boy, constantly swayed by the criticisms of passersby, change how they use their donk...
The Latecomers Surpass the Old-timers | 后来居上
This story recounts how Ji An, an upright official in the Han Dynasty, bluntly criticized Emperor...
Bushy Bride | 毛茸茸的新娘
A kind-hearted stepdaughter is rewarded with beauty and the ability to produce gold after showing...
The Sock Shop | 袜子商店
The author recounts an encounter with an exceptionally passionate young sock salesman, whose zeal...
The Mantis Stalks the Cicada | 螳螂捕蝉
A young attendant uses the allegory of a cicada, mantis, and siskin—each focused on its prey whil...
Riddles (Part 3) | 脑筋急转弯（3）
A collection of four English brain teasers with bilingual presentation, covering puns and wordpla...
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