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 Way of Archery | 射箭之道
A master uses a story about a king overwhelmed by too many targets and an archer's focus on a sin...
Teen Entrepreneurs | 少年创业者
The article highlights the rise of teen entrepreneurship, exemplified by Sean Belnick who started...
The Singing Donkey | 唱歌的驴
A lonely donkey ignores his jackal friend's warning and insists on singing loudly in a farmer's o...
A Prodigy's Early Journey | 天才的早年岁月
The author recounts his challenging early years as a piano prodigy, from rigorous practice in She...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布人
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
A Royal Thief-Catcher | 皇家捕贼人
A miserly Brahman hides his wealth in the forest, only to have it stolen. Grief-stricken, he vows...
Winston Churchill: His Other Life | 温斯顿·丘吉尔：生活的另一面
This article, written by Churchill's child, reveals how the statesman discovered painting as a pr...
Lazy Harry | 懒汉海利
A lazy man named Harry marries an equally idle woman, Fat Katie. Together, they devise increasing...
Beat the Grass and Startle the Snake | 打草惊蛇
The idiom 'Beat the grass and startle the snake' originates from a story about a corrupt magistra...
The Little Box | 小箱子
A mechanic, overconfident in his skills, complicates opening a simple, lid-lifting box by overthi...
The Fool and the Salt | 愚人食盐
A fool, after finding salted food delicious, mistakenly believes eating salt alone will be even b...
The Sock Shop | 袜子商店
The author recounts an encounter with an exceptionally passionate young sock salesman, whose zeal...
A Chance of a Lifetime | 一生一次的机会
A woman dreams of moving to New York for a career opportunity. At a farewell gathering, she is ca...
The Tailor in Heaven | 天堂里的裁缝
A lame but cunning tailor talks his way into heaven while God is away. Overcome by curiosity, he ...
The Flail From Heaven | 天降连枷
A farmer's magical turnip seed grows into a sky-high tree. He climbs it, witnesses angels threshi...
The Journey of a Coin | 一枚硬币的旅程
Dora receives a coin from her mother. After she washes it, the coin narrates its journey from the...
The Wan Zhou and the Owl | 鸽鹉与鸱
The noble Wan Zhou, sister of the phoenix, travels with utmost purity and selectivity. An owl, gu...
Bill, Bingo and Bram 6 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 6
The narrator is surprised to see the reclusive neighbor Bill venture out, drawn by a commotion. B...
The Confucian Poise | 儒学风度
Two anecdotes from the Song and Ming periods satirize the rigid and performative nature of Confuc...
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