Lazy Harry | 懒汉海利
A lazy man named Harry marries an equally idle woman, Fat Katie. Together, they devise increasing...
The Shepherd Boy | 牧童
A wise shepherd boy is summoned by a skeptical king to answer three profound questions about the ...
Going South by Driving North | 南辕北辙
A man traveling in the wrong direction believes his superior resources will help, but they only t...
A Doll from Santa | 来自圣诞老人的娃娃
A woman who lost her mother and longed for a doll in childhood finally receives a specially made ...
Pandora's Box | 潘多拉魔盒
Zeus creates Pandora, the first woman, as a punishment for humanity after the theft of fire. She ...
Lawn Chair Flight | 草坪椅飞行记
A truck driver fulfills his dream of flight by tying 42 helium balloons to a lawn chair, accident...
Gong Yixiu and the Fish | 公仪休拒鱼
Gong Yixiu, a minister fond of fish, refused all gifted fish to avoid obligation and potential co...
A Miracle of Joy | 喜悦的奇迹
A woman, recovering from a broken marriage, embarks on a solo journey to Russia just before Chris...
Two Hunters | 两个猎人
Two hunters ignore a pilot's weight limit, pressure him into overloading the plane with two moose...
The Pearl in the Flesh | 剜股藏珠
A seaman hides a precious pearl in a self-inflicted thigh wound to save his ship from a storm, bu...
Meng Jiangnu's Lament | 孟姜女哭长城
A Qin Dynasty legend tells of Meng Jiangnu, whose husband died building the Great Wall. Her profo...
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...
The Blacksmith and the Dog | 铁匠与狗
A blacksmith criticizes his dog for sleeping during work but waking eagerly for meals, illustrati...
The Little Box | 小箱子
A mechanic, overconfident in his skills, complicates opening a simple, lid-lifting box by overthi...
The Little Girl Who Dared To Wish | 敢于许愿的小女孩
A third-grader with cerebral palsy, tired of daily teasing, writes a simple Christmas wish to San...
Ajax the Great | 巨人埃杰克斯
Ajax the Great was a mighty but simple-minded Greek hero in the Trojan War. After losing the cont...
Back to Back | 背靠背
Two graduate friends share a cramped apartment. When one disappears, the other receives eerie mes...
A Good Dog for Catching Mice? | 良狗捕鼠
A man from Qi selects a hunting dog for his neighbor, who then worries it doesn't catch mice. The...
The Black Cat (2) | 黑猫(二)
The narrator's hatred for the one-eyed black cat grows into an obsession, fueled by the horrifyin...
I Am Illiterate Too | 我也是文盲
A humorous anecdote where Albert Einstein, unable to read a menu without his glasses, asks a wait...
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