The Gold Rat and the Hint | 金鼠与暗示

A subordinate gifts his superior, born in the year of the rat, a gold rat for his birthday. Pleas...

The Bundle of Sticks | 一捆木柴

A farmer teaches his quarreling sons a lesson about unity by showing them that a bundle of sticks...

Experience | 经验之谈

A driver's lawyer cites his client's long driving experience in a hit-and-run case, but the plain...

Listening is Powerful Medicine | 倾听是良药

A physician learns a profound lesson from an elderly patient about the healing power of listening...

English is Confusing | 令人困惑的英语

A teacher patiently explains the confusing concept of present participles to her summer school cl...

Sweetheart Roland | 爱人罗兰

A kind step-daughter escapes her witch step-mother's murder plot with her lover Roland. Using mag...

The Three Fishermen <2> | 三位渔夫 <2>

The narrator describes the central role of camp coffee in their fishing ritual, its preparation, ...

The Lion and the Wolf | 狮子与狼

A young puppy steals meat from a lion with impunity, leading a wolf to mistakenly believe the lio...

The Master Artist | 大师艺术家

In 1392, a retiring master artist accepts a final commission to paint a 20-foot portrait for a we...

The Fate of the Hunting Dog | 兔死狗烹

This story recounts how the Yue King Gou Jian eliminated his loyal minister Wen Zhong after achie...

A Wise Man's Words | 智者的箴言

A local official seeks a sorcerer's wisdom to understand the cause of bandit attacks and floods. ...

The Nightingale and the Rose | 夜莺与玫瑰

A student needs a red rose to win his love's favor for a dance. A nightingale, moved by his despa...

Fans Mourn Anita Mui on Death Anniversary | 歌迷纪念梅艳芳逝世周年

About 7,000 fans and local stars gathered for a concert marking the first anniversary of pop diva...

The Grateful Crane 2 | 感恩的仙鹤 2

Yohyo's greed leads him to break his promise and discover Otsu's secret: she is the crane he once...

The Nixie of the Millpond | 池中水妖

A miller's desperate pact with a pond nixie promises wealth in exchange for his newborn son. Year...

The Girl Who Lives Forever | 永生的莉莉

The article recounts the origin and enduring legacy of the song "Lilli Marlene." Born from a WWI ...

Three Men Make a Tiger | 三人成虎

Minister Pang Gong warns the King of Wei about the danger of rumors through the allegory of a mar...

The Mantis Stalks the Cicada | 螳螂捕蝉

A young attendant uses the allegory of a cicada, mantis, and siskin—each focused on its prey whil...

You Are My Life | 你是我的生命

A bright boy struggles with loneliness and falling grades after moving to boarding school, feelin...

The Old Beggar-Woman | 老乞妇

A kind boy invites a shivering old beggar-woman to warm herself by his fire, but when her clothes...