Borrowing Fire | 束媪乞火
A beloved daughter-in-law is falsely accused of theft by her mother-in-law. A wise village elder ...
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 Bell That Reveals the Thief | 恐钟有声
A Song Dynasty magistrate cleverly used a bell coated with ink to identify a thief among suspects...
The Elves | 精灵
A king's three daughters vanish after eating a forbidden apple. Three huntsmen search for them; t...
Which Heart Is Better? | 谁的心脏更好？
A heart attack patient must choose between a lawyer's heart and a social worker's for a transplan...
The Old Cat | 老猫
An old cat catches a mouse but is too old to kill it, leading its owner to anger. The cat pleads ...
The Second Time Around | 第二次的爱
The author recounts escaping a long, abusive first marriage and vowing never to remarry. Years la...
As a Man Soweth | 种瓜得瓜
The author recalls a childhood lesson from his grandmother about karma after being bullied. Decad...
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...
Coyote and the People | 郊狼与人类
A Native American creation myth where Coyote defeats a threatening Bear and uses its blood to cre...
The Lawyer's Backpack | 律师的背包
A plane crash forces passengers to scramble for limited parachutes. The brain surgeon and attorne...
Retreating Thirty Miles | 退避三舍
This story recounts how Chong Er (Duke Wen of Jin), during his exile, promised the King of Chu to...
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,...
Desert Bloom | 沙漠之花
A young flower in a desolate desert dreams of bringing beauty to her world. Despite a near-fatal ...
Spare the Ox, Use a Sheep | 以牛易羊
King Hui of Liang, moved by the sight of an ox being led to slaughter for a ritual, orders its re...
Three in the Morning, Four in the Evening | 朝三暮四
This fable tells of a monkey keeper who tricks his monkeys by merely rearranging their daily rati...
Walter Macken: Life and Works | 瓦尔特·马可肯：生平与作品
Walter Macken (1915-1967) was a prolific Irish writer and actor from Galway. His career spanned n...
The Foolish Coward | 愚蠢的懦夫
A foolish man mistakes his own shadow and hair for ghosts while walking at night, becomes terrifi...
Benjamin Franklin: A Self-Made Legend | 本杰明·富兰克林：自力更生的传奇
The article chronicles Benjamin Franklin's remarkable journey from humble beginnings as a poor, u...
Cao Cao's Dagger Plot | 曹操献刀
Cao Cao attempts to assassinate the tyrannical Prime Minister Dong Zhuo by presenting a dagger, b...
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