The Miser | 守财奴
A miser hides his gold but loses it to a thief. A neighbor points out that an unused stone is as ...
Strike When Unprepared | 攻其不备
A skilled bailiff outwits a threatening robber by proposing a duel before the magistrate, then st...
No, It's You I Love | 不，我爱的人是你
Edward dreams of marrying Ingrid but is sent her sister, Marta, to help his business. Through a y...
Huang Gong's Daughters | 黄公嫁女
Huang Gong's excessive modesty backfires when he constantly describes his beautiful daughters as ...
The State of Yue Builds Chariots | 越人造车
A man from the water-rich state of Yue, unfamiliar with chariots, mistakenly copied a broken one ...
The Hare's Bride | 野兔的新娘
A girl is taken by a persistent hare to be his bride but escapes by using a straw doll as a decoy...
The Dog and the Wolf | 狗与狼
A starving wolf is offered a secure life by a well-fed house dog, but upon learning the dog must ...
Fish Cheeks | 鱼颊
A teenage girl is mortified when her Chinese family hosts a traditional Christmas Eve dinner for ...
The Clever Donkey | 自作聪明的驴
A donkey carrying salt falls into a stream and finds his load lighter, mistakenly believing he ha...
The Greedy Dog | 贪婪的狗
A greedy dog loses his stolen bone when he tries to take a larger one from his own reflection in ...
The Boasting Traveller | 吹牛的旅行者
A traveler boasts of an unbeatable jump in Rhodes but is challenged to prove it on the spot, illu...
Xiliu's Discipline | 细柳教子
This tale recounts how the widow Xiliu employs harsh but purposeful discipline to guide her two s...
Genius at Work | 天才在工作
This article recounts two childhood anecdotes of Henry Ford that foreshadowed his mechanical geni...
Devil's Island | 魔鬼岛
Devil's Island, off Nova Scotia, has a history of settlement and paranormal lore, including ghost...
The Real Pearl Necklace | 真正的珍珠项链
A young girl earns a plastic pearl necklace through chores and cherishes it deeply. Her loving fa...
The Love Potion | 爱情神药
A young man, Alan Austen, visits an old man who sells peculiar potions, seeking an affordable lov...
Blair Admits Never Sending Flowers to His Wife | 布莱尔承认从未给妻子送过花
British Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed in a TV interview that he has never sent flowers to hi...
Adding Feet to a Snake | 画蛇添足
This fable tells of a servant who lost a wine-drawing contest by adding unnecessary feet to his s...
The Three Army-Surgeons | 三个军医
Three overconfident army-surgeons boast of their ability to remove and reattach body parts using ...
The Dirty Car | 脏兮兮的汽车
A man is puzzled by his friend's wrecked and filthy car. The friend explains he ran over a lawyer...
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