Which Heart Is Better? | 谁的心脏更好？
A heart attack patient must choose between a lawyer's heart and a social worker's for a transplan...
Showing Off Axe Skills Before Lu Ban | 班门弄斧
This idiom, derived from the legend of master carpenter Lu Ban, criticizes the folly of displayin...
Echo | 回声
This is the myth of Echo, a nymph punished to only repeat the last words of others. It illustrate...
The Three Fishermen <3> | 三位渔夫 <3>
The story depicts the dramatic arrival of an aged, revered fisherman in a truck. His inspection o...
The Warders and Me | 我与狱吏
Nelson Mandela reflects on the pragmatic and ideological importance of building relationships wit...
Do Not Burn Your House to Get Rid of a Mouse | 投鼠忌器
A cautionary tale from *Hanshu* warns against disproportionate retaliation, using the metaphor of...
Leisure Guilt | 休假愧疚心理
Leisure guilt is the anxiety and guilt felt when taking time off work, often leading people to av...
Feds Threaten WWII Vet | 联邦机构威胁二战老兵
An 86-year-old WWII veteran faces losing his home after the Social Security Administration demand...
The Donkey of Guizhou Has Exhausted Its Tricks | 黔驴技穷
A tiger initially fears a strange donkey but discovers its only trick is kicking. The idiom means...
Zao Fu Learns to Drive | 造父习御
Zao Fu learns chariot driving through patience and mastering foundational skills, starting with w...
Hot Waitress Economic Index | 漂亮服务员经济指数
The Hot Waitress Economic Index suggests that an increase in attractive waitstaff signals a weak ...
The Wily Lion | 狡猾的狮子
A hungry lion, afraid of a bull's horns, uses flattery to trick the bull into removing its only d...
The Shepherd's Mistake | 牧羊人的错误
A shepherd gradually lets his guard down against a watching wolf, eventually mistaking it for a g...
An Army of Two | 二人军团
During the War of 1812, sisters Rebecca and Abigail Bates allegedly used a fife and drum to mimic...
The Man from Zheng Buying Shoes | 郑人买履
A man from Zheng meticulously measures his foot to buy shoes but forgets the measurement at home....
A Bad Dream | 一场噩梦
Ben is punished for mistreating a cat and sent to bed, where he has a nightmare in which the role...
The Strange Sounds, Legs, and Girl | 怪声、怪腿与怪女孩
The narrator recounts a series of terrifying supernatural encounters in their new home over two y...
The Charger and the Miller | 战马与磨坊主
A warhorse, retired to a mill in old age, laments his lost glory to the Miller, who reminds him t...
The Jackal, the Dove and the Panther | 豺狼、鸽子与黑豹
A cunning jackal preys on a dove's chicks and a heron's advice, then tricks a panther by eating h...
Clever Elsie | 聪明的艾尔西
A girl named Clever Elsie is married to Hans after her family and he are convinced by her absurd,...
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