Better to Be Unlucky | 最好是不幸的

An unemployed man wins a large lottery prize, only to have it nearly erased by medical and legal ...

Mother Holle | 霍勒妈妈

A kind and hardworking stepdaughter is rewarded with gold by Mother Holle for her diligence and h...

The Selfish Giant | 自私的巨人

A selfish giant builds a wall to keep children out of his beautiful garden, plunging it into eter...

Love in Bloom | 绽放的爱

A woman recounts how her father's extravagant floral gifts marked every milestone in her life, fr...

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 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 Young King | 少年国王

The night before his coronation, the young King reflects on his mysterious past. Raised by a goat...

The Bell | 钟声

A mysterious and beautiful bell sound draws people from a town into the forest, each seeking its ...

A Broken Mirror Joined Together | 破镜重圆

This story tells of Princess Lechang and Xu Deyan, who broke a mirror as a pledge before being se...

Ulysses and the Bag of Winds | 尤利西斯与风袋

After the Trojan War, King Ulysses receives a bag containing storm winds from Aeolus to ensure a ...

Chemist Leo Baekeland | 化学家利奥·贝克兰

This article chronicles the life and work of chemist Leo Baekeland, inventor of Bakelite, the wor...

The Tiger and the Fox | 老虎与狐狸

A boastful Tiger, claiming to protect other animals from a hunter, is shot by an arrow while post...

The Pomegranate, the Apple-tree and the Bramble | 石榴树、苹果树与荆棘

A pomegranate and an apple-tree argue fiercely over whose fruit is superior, nearly coming to blo...

The Young King of the Black Isles | 黑岛国年轻国王的故事

The young King of the Black Isles recounts how his enchantress queen betrayed him, turning him ha...

Powell Wows Diplomats With Song | 鲍威尔一展歌喉 技惊外交官

At the 2002 Asia-Pacific security meeting, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell surprised fellow ...

Killing the Pig to Teach the Child | 杀猪教子

Zeng Zi, a disciple of Confucius, kills the family pig to fulfill his wife's casual promise to th...

Working with a Farrier | 岂辱马医

A poor man in Qi, once a beggar, takes a job with a farrier after being shunned. When mocked for ...

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...

The Hardest Task in a Stable | 马棚里最难做的事

Duke Huan of Qi asks about the hardest stable task. Minister Guan Zhong explains that fence-build...

The Magic Kettle | 魔法茶壶

An old man discovers a magical kettle that transforms into a creature. After selling it, the hone...