A Cheerful Temper | 开朗的性情
The narrator inherits a cheerful temper from his father, a jovial hearse driver. He finds solace ...
Craig Barrett: Intel's CEO | 克雷格·巴雷特：英特尔首席执行官
This profile details Craig Barrett's tenure as Intel's CEO, highlighting his focus on manufacturi...
The Haunted House Across the Road | 路对面的鬼屋
Uncle Johnson's cross-filled house faces an ancient, haunted home where a vampire is said to resi...
The Tiger and the Monkey | 老虎与猴子
A lazy old tiger tries to bully a monkey into fetching him food. The clever monkey tricks the tig...
Opportunity in the Details | 细节中的机遇
John and Bobby, both hardworking, started at the same company. Years later, only Bobby was promot...
Eve's Children | 夏娃的孩子们
After being expelled from Eden, Adam and Eve have many children, some handsome and some ugly. Whe...
Time Out | 暂停时刻
A young consultant, nervous about meeting a major advertising firm's president, responds to the e...
Jupiter and the Tortoise | 朱庇特与乌龟
Jupiter punishes a tortoise for preferring home to his wedding feast by making it carry its house...
The Crow and the Necklace | 乌鸦与项链
A pair of crows seek help from a clever jackal to stop a snake from eating their eggs. The jackal...
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 North Wind and the Sun | 北风与太阳
The North Wind and the Sun compete to see who can strip a traveler of his clothes first, only to ...
The Frog in the Well | 井蛙之乐
A frog living in a well boasts of his perfect life to a sea turtle, only to be humbled by the tur...
Naboth's Vineyard | 诺巴斯的葡萄园
A king covets Naboth's family vineyard and, advised by the queen, orchestrates Naboth's execution...
My Elephant Friend | 我的大象朋友
A lost and crying child in the forest is comforted and entertained by a kind elephant, who stays ...
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...
Then Do It | 那就去写
When asked to lecture aspiring writers, novelist Sinclair Lewis simply advised them to go home an...
Finding a New Spring | 寻找新泉
A caravan lost in a desert finds hope when their leader spots a clue, persists in digging, and di...
The Ghost of Queen Anne Boleyn | 安妮·博林王后的幽灵
The ghost of Anne Boleyn, executed wife of Henry VIII, is uniquely reported at multiple UK locati...
The Nightingale | 夜莺
The Emperor of China discovers the sublime song of a humble nightingale in his own forest through...
The Rabbit Steals the Elephant's Dinner | 兔子偷吃大象的晚餐
A clever but lazy rabbit, Kalulu, learns to make nooses and repeatedly steals the elephant king's...
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