A Cheerful Temper | 开朗的性情
The narrator inherits a cheerful temper from his father, a jovial hearse driver. He finds solace ...
The Gentleman on the Beam | 梁上君子
During a famine in the Eastern Han Dynasty, a thief hiding in Chen Shi's house is moved to repent...
The Witch | 女巫
A cruel stepmother sends twin children to a wicked witch in the woods. Through kindness and the h...
A Slingshot Is a Slingshot | “弹”就是“弹”
Hui Zi defends his use of metaphors by demonstrating that explaining an unknown concept (a slings...
When Fortune Spots You | 当幸运眷顾
The narrator recounts their journey from a childhood piano prodigy in China to a successful music...
The Gold Children | 金孩子
A poor fisherman is granted riches by a magical golden fish, but loses them twice due to his wife...
Gong Yixiu and the Fish | 公仪休拒鱼
Gong Yixiu, a minister fond of fish, refused all gifted fish to avoid obligation and potential co...
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 Owl and the Turtledove | 猫头鹰与斑鸠
An owl, disliked for its cry in the west, decides to move east. A turtledove points out that chan...
Bearskin | 熊皮人
A destitute soldier makes a pact with the Devil: endure seven years of filth and isolation in a b...
The Crow and the Hen | 乌鸦与母鸡
A hen, vigilant against birds of prey, mistakenly trusts a seemingly friendly crow, which then st...
The Gift of Ears | 是谁给了我耳朵？
A boy is born without outer ears but with perfect hearing. After enduring childhood taunts, he re...
Lucy's Letter | 露西的信
The narrator's family befriends their elderly neighbor, Lucy, after her husband's death. Lucy bec...
A Dog Named Time | 一条名叫时间的狗
A lonely elderly man names his new puppy "Time." As the dog grows from a slow puppy to a fast, in...
The Apple of Reunion | 重逢的苹果
A boy in a WWII concentration camp receives daily apples from a girl outside the fence. Separated...
The Misplaced Craftsmen | 不合时宜的工匠
A skilled shoemaker and weaver plan to move to a new region but are warned that their crafts are ...
A White Horse Is Not a Horse | 白马非马
The story of Er Shuo illustrates the gap between abstract philosophical debate and practical real...
The Cat and the Cock | 猫与公鸡
A cat, having caught a cock, seeks an excuse to eat him and accuses him of disturbing sleep. The ...
Second Thoughts | 重新考虑
An alien translator, Mooba, facilitates contact between humanity and the word-obsessed Xxlepis ra...
The Boss Parrot | 老板鹦鹉
A customer inquires about three parrots with vastly different prices. The most expensive one, who...
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