Oscar: The Cat Who Predicts Death | 预知死亡的猫
A cat named Oscar, living in a nursing home's dementia unit, has repeatedly been observed curling...
The Beam | 横梁
A girl uses the wisdom from a four-leaf clover to expose an enchanter's illusion of a heavy beam,...
Harold | 哈罗德
Two friends create a straw doll named after a disliked farmer, Harold. Initially a scarecrow and ...
Riding a Tiger | 骑虎难下
The article explains the Chinese idiom "Riding a Tiger," which originated from the advice given t...
Morrow Road | 茂林路
The narrator, a self-identified psychic medium, visits the site of the legendary "Morrow Road Hau...
Do Not Throw Good Things Away | 勿弃有用之物
A man discards good apples on his way to a feast, assuming he will get better food. When forced t...
Beauty and the Beast | 美女与野兽
Beauty, a kind young woman, sacrifices herself to a Beast to save her father. Living in his encha...
The Dog and the Sow | 狗与母猪
A dog and a sow argue over whose offspring are superior, with the sow pointing out the biological...
The Millet Dream | 一枕黄粱
A Tang Dynasty scholar's brief nap, induced by a magical pillow, encompasses a lifetime of glory,...
The Girl Who Married a Bear | 嫁给熊的女孩
A proud chief's daughter disregards warnings and insults bears while berry-picking. Lured by a be...
The Vizir's Punishment (Part 2) | 受罚的维齐尔（下）
The story continues as the poisoned Greek king dies, and the narrative returns to the fisherman a...
Chinese Cucumbers | 中国黄瓜
The narrator's grandmother carefully preserves seeds from China for years until a small patch of ...
Puss in Boots | 穿靴子的猫
A clever cat uses trickery and cunning to transform his poor master, the youngest son of a miller...
The Single Mesh | 一孔之见
A bird-catcher, after catching a bird in one mesh of his net, mistakenly believes a single-mesh n...
The Poor Man and the Rich Man | 穷人与富人
A disguised Lord is refused shelter by a rich man but warmly welcomed by a poor couple. He reward...
Weighing the Elephant | 曹冲称象
A young prince cleverly solves the Emperor's challenge of weighing a giant elephant by using the ...
The Weeping Toad | 蛤蟆夜哭
A man overhears a conversation between a fearful alligator and a paranoid toad after the Dragon K...
The Jury's Dilemma | 陪审团的困境
A satirical critique of the jury system, suggesting that one's fate is decided by those who could...
The Beadle of Changwu | 长梧封人
A frontier beadle shares a farming analogy with a disciple of Confucius, contrasting the poor res...
Park's Hardware | 帕克五金店的消逝
The closure of Park's Hardware, a beloved local store, symbolizes the loss of personalized servic...
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