The Cobbler and the Banker | 鞋匠与银行家
A contented, singing cobbler receives a large sum of money from his wealthy but sleepless banker ...
The Red Shoes | 红鞋
A poor girl named Karen becomes obsessed with a pair of beautiful red shoes, leading her to vanit...
The False Collar | 衬衫领子
A boastful false collar, washed with a garter, vainly proposes to various household items before ...
I Am Illiterate Too | 我也是文盲
A humorous anecdote where Albert Einstein, unable to read a menu without his glasses, asks a wait...
Do You Serve Lawyers | 您接待律师吗
A man brings an alligator into a bar and asks if lawyers are served, intending to get one for his...
The Clever Cock | 聪明的公鸡
A fox tricks a cock into singing so he can capture him, but the clever cock then tricks the fox i...
The Girl and the Bandit | 少女与强盗
A richly adorned girl encounters a bandit while walking in the hills. Despite her desperate pleas...
Frederick and Catherine | 弗雷德里克和凯瑟琳
A humorous folktale about a naive wife, Catherine, whose well-intentioned but foolish actions lea...
The Three Languages | 三种语言
A count's son, deemed foolish for learning only the languages of dogs, birds, and frogs, is cast ...
The Stranger Within | 内心的陌生人
A teenager chooses to help an ostracized elderly woman on a hot day, despite social pressure and ...
The Attic | 阁楼之谜
A family moves into a new house and discovers their attic has been ominously nailed shut with twe...
The Stag and the Vine | 牡鹿与葡萄藤
A stag saved by a vine betrays its protector by eating its leaves, revealing its location and mee...
The Seven Ravens | 七只乌鸦
A man's angry wish turns his seven sons into ravens. Their determined sister embarks on a perilou...
The Happy Prince (Part 4) | 快乐王子(第四部分)
The Swallow, loyal to the end, helps the Prince give away his last gold leaf to the poor before s...
Lazy Harry | 懒汉海利
A lazy man named Harry marries an equally idle woman, Fat Katie. Together, they devise increasing...
The Tailor in Heaven | 天堂里的裁缝
A lame but cunning tailor talks his way into heaven while God is away. Overcome by curiosity, he ...
Christopher Marlowe: Life and Legacy | 克里斯托弗·马洛:生平与文学遗产
Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) was a pioneering Elizabethan playwright whose brief but brilliant...
What's Prettier Than Freckles | 比雀斑更美的是什么
A grandmother comforts her freckle-faced grandson after another child's teasing by praising his f...
The Clown Statue | 小丑雕像
A babysitter, unnerved by a clown statue in the parents' bedroom, calls to ask if she can cover i...
The Bow and the Arrow | 弓与箭
Two men boast that their bow or arrow alone is supreme and needs no counterpart. A skilled archer...
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