Mercury and The Tradesmen | 墨丘利与商贩们
A fable explaining why all tradesmen tend to lie, but horse-dealers are the most deceitful of all...
Ounces of Brain for Sale | 论盎司售卖的脑
A man inquires about the price of professional brains at a store, discovering lawyer brain is exo...
The Two Mothers | 真假母亲
King Solomon wisely identifies a child's true mother by proposing to split the baby in half, obse...
One Arrow, Two Vultures | 一箭双雕
This passage recounts the ancient Chinese tale of archer Zhangsun Sheng, who shot down two fighti...
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...
Darkness Reigns | 黑暗统治
In a dark, oppressive kingdom, a girl named Alana falls in love with the prince of the ruling fam...
Mary Ann Nichols's Ghost | 玛丽·安·尼科尔斯的幽灵
This article recounts the murder of Mary Ann Nichols, the first canonical victim of Jack the Ripp...
Marshmallow Harvest | 棉花糖的收获
A dry summer leaves children disappointed with no wild berries to pick during a camping trip. The...
Kindly Step into the Vat | 请君入瓮
The story recounts how the cruel judge Lai Junchen used Zhou Xing's own torture method—a scorchin...
An Unusual Architect: I. M. Pei | 非凡的建筑师：贝聿铭
This article profiles the legendary Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei, the 1983 Pritzker Prize...
Bill Gates Receives Honorary Knighthood | 比尔·盖茨获授荣誉爵士勋章
Microsoft founder Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood (KBE) from Queen Elizabeth II in 200...
How the Hermit Helped to Win the King's Daughter | 隐士如何助人赢得公主
A kind-hearted youngest son, aided by a hermit and a crew of men with magical talents, completes ...
The Luthier's Qin | 工之侨造琴
A luthier creates a superb qin, but court musicians reject it for not being ancient. After he art...
A Nice Stone | 上好的石头
A widow humorously reveals how she interpreted her late husband's final wish to buy a "nice stone...
The Blind Guide | 盲人向导
A man lost in a dense London fog is guided to his destination by a stranger who navigates perfect...
Give It a Second Thought | 再思之
An eaglet raised among prairie chickens lives and dies believing it is one of them, never realizi...
The Young King's Dream | 少年国王之梦
The Young King dreams of a weaver weaving his coronation robe with golden thread while lamenting ...
The Thorn-Carver | 棘刺母猴
A man from Wei tricks the King of Yan by claiming he can carve a monkey on a thorn. A blacksmith ...
Thousand-Mile Eye and Wind-Accompanying Ear | 千里眼与顺风耳
This passage introduces the celestial inspectors, Thousand-mile Eye and Wind-accompanying Ear, fr...
Zheng Yong the Thief-Spotter | 郄雍视盗
The Marquis of Jin pins his hopes on a man who can spot thieves by appearance, but his minister a...
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