The Elephant Did It | 大象惹的祸
A man's red car is crushed by a circus elephant abroad. The owner provides a damage letter, which...
The Flying Turtle | 飞翔的乌龟
A turtle, bored of his aquatic life, envies flying creatures and convinces an eagle to carry him ...
The Cheating Wife | 出轨的妻子
A successful private detective, Marcus Osborne, is secretly in love with a married woman, Christi...
Fear of Shadow and Footprints | 畏影恶迹
A man tries to outrun his shadow and footprints, only to exhaust himself to death, failing to rea...
The King's Whim | 君王的喜怒
A second performer, imitating a successful acrobat, seeks reward from a king but is instead impri...
The Escaped Jackdaw | 逃脱的寒鸦
A jackdaw escapes human captivity only to have the string tied to its leg become entangled in a t...
The Real Muhammad Ali | 最真实的拳王阿里
This article reveals the profound love and resilience of Muhammad Ali and his wife Lonnie in the ...
The Camel | 骆驼
A fable about how familiarity overcomes fear. When man first encountered the camel's size, he fle...
The Man in the Well | 井底有人
A family's metaphorical comment about gaining an 'extra person' after digging a well is distorted...
The Vizir's Punishment | 受罚的维齐尔
A prince, separated from his negligent vizir during a hunt, is lured by a disguised ogress but es...
The Fox and the Cock | 狐狸与公鸡
A cunning fox tries to trick a cock into becoming his meal by asking it to sing, but the clever c...
My Cyber Love | 我的网络情缘
A woman bored with online chat takes a break, only to be intrigued by a friend's email about a ma...
The Spaghetti Postcard | 意大利面条明信片
A doctor arranges for his pregnant mistress to have their baby in Italy, asking her to send a pos...
The Beadle of Changwu | 长梧封人
A frontier beadle shares a farming analogy with a disciple of Confucius, contrasting the poor res...
Village Doe and Mountain Buck | 村中母鹿与山中雄鹿
A young mountain buck becomes infatuated with a cautious village doe. Ignoring her warnings about...
Winning Over Jiang Wei | 计收姜维
Zhuge Liang ingeniously exploits Jiang Wei's filial piety and orchestrates a series of deceptions...
An Unforgettable Reunion | 难忘的重聚
The author recounts a long-awaited reunion with high school classmates and teachers after three y...
A Child's Dream of a Star | 一个孩子对星星的梦想
A child and his sister share a deep bond with a special star, seeing it as a connection to the di...
Bingo's Last Stand | 宾果的最后一站
Bingo, the dog, makes a final, determined stand by refusing to enter Bill's yard, despite all eff...
A Year Behind Sister and Forty | 姐姐四十，我紧随其后
The author reflects on growing up eighteen months behind her seemingly perfect older sister, Vick...
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