The Guard Dog | 挡门的狗
A village dog's aggressive defense of its misdeeds prevents complaints from reaching its owner, s...
Run Freely | 自由奔跑
The author observes a toddler running freely and falling without fear, realizing that children se...
Chang'e's Flight to the Moon | 嫦娥奔月
The myth recounts how Chang'e, after secretly consuming an elixir of immortality, became weightle...
Miracle By Chance | 偶然的奇迹
A woman rediscovers her teenage crush, the guitarist from her favorite band at a long-closed bar,...
Jing Gong Prays for Rain | 景公求雨
During a severe drought, King Jing Gong considers praying to mountain and river deities for rain....
Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛
A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...
Aphrodite and Adonis | 阿芙罗狄蒂与阿多尼斯
The myth recounts Aphrodite's deep love for the mortal hunter Adonis, his tragic death by a boar,...
A Play on Words | 文字游戏
Author James Thurber amused himself with wordplay, sharing a story where a nurse's literal answer...
The Four Friends | 四个好朋友
Four Brahmin friends flee famine. Three scholars use their knowledge to reconstruct a lion from b...
The Hare and the Tortoise | 龟兔赛跑
The Hare, confident in his speed, challenges the slow Tortoise to a race. While the Hare naps, th...
The Love Story of 'Super Dan' | 超级丹的爱情故事
This article chronicles the love story between Chinese badminton superstar Lin Dan ("Super Dan") ...
The Wilful Child | 任性的孩子
A willful child, punished by God with an incurable illness, dies but her arm persistently rises f...
Zhuge Liang Mourns Zhou Yu | 诸葛亮吊孝
Zhuge Liang pays a risky condolence visit after his rival Zhou Yu's death. His sincere and moving...
The Big Catch | 钓大鱼
A nobleman uses fifty oxen as bait to fish in the East Sea. After a year of patience, he catches ...
The Foolish Old Man Who Moved the Mountains | 愚公移山
The story of Yu Gong, who, despite his age and others' doubts, resolved to move two mountains wit...
The Fox and the Wolf | 狐狸与狼
A boastful wolf, underestimating man's strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking an armed hunt...
The Ear of Corn | 麦穗的故事
A tale explaining why corn ears are sparse today. When humans took divine abundance for granted a...
The Crumbs on the Table | 桌上的面包屑
A countryman tempts his puppies to eat crumbs from the table against their better judgment, leadi...
The Bat and the Weasel | 蝙蝠与黄鼠狼
A bat escapes death twice by cleverly changing its identity to suit the prejudices of two differe...
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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