House Money Effect | 赌场盈利效应

The house money effect describes the increased willingness to take financial risks with easily ga...

A Date with Mother | 与母亲的约会

A man, prompted by his wife, takes his widowed mother on a special dinner date, reconnecting and ...

Drunken Tao | 醉陶

A tale from *Strange Tales from Make-Do Studio* about Ma Zicai, a chrysanthemum enthusiast, who b...

A Mother's Touch | 一位“妈妈”的“抚触”

Michael wakes to a strange stillness and sees a blurred figure of his mother, only to be confront...

Ronny's Book | 罗尼的书

A volunteer reading tutor describes Ronny, a neglected first-grader facing immense challenges. De...

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...

Philomela | 菲洛墨拉

A tale of betrayal, mutilation, and brutal revenge from Greek mythology, culminating in the metam...

Donkeyskin | 驴皮公主

A princess, to escape her father's unwanted marriage proposal, dons a donkey skin and flees. Work...

Lawn Chair Flight | 草坪椅飞行记

A truck driver fulfills his dream of flight by tying 42 helium balloons to a lawn chair, accident...

The Walnut Tree | 核桃树

A roadside walnut tree, despite its generous yield, is harmed by passersby who violently harvest ...

How the Kangaroo Got Its Tail (II) | 袋鼠的尾巴是怎么来的(下)

A vengeful kangaroo, denied shelter by a selfish wombat during a storm, retaliates by flattening ...

Strike While the Iron is Hot | 一鼓作气

This story explains the idiom "一鼓作气" through a historical battle where waiting for the enemy's sp...

Zhao Fu and the Cart | 造父驾马车

A father and son's frightened horse refuses to move. Zhao Fu, an expert handler, calms the horse ...

The 9-Year-Old Political Prodigy | 九岁政坛神童

A 9-year-old Texas boy, Noah McCullough, renowned for his vast knowledge of U.S. presidential his...

Big Boss Man | 大老板

A humorous fable where the body parts argue over who should be boss. When the asshole goes on str...

The Kiwi's Sacrifice | 几维鸟的牺牲

A Maori legend tells how the Kiwi bird selflessly agreed to live on the dark forest floor to save...

The Big Oven | 大火炉

A man wastes all his resources trying to heat a faulty oven, ignoring sensible advice to fix it, ...

The Arrogant Lion | 傲慢的狮子

An arrogant lion, overconfident of his rule, confronts larger animals to confirm his status. Afte...

Little Snow-white | 白雪公主

A beautiful princess named Snow-white, with skin white as snow, lips red as blood, and hair black...

Bill, Bingo and Bram | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆

The narrator reflects on Bill, his dog Bingo, and the memory of Old Bram, a dog that waited in th...