The Old Woman and the Doctor | 老妇人与医生
A nearly blind woman agrees to pay a doctor only if cured. During treatment, he steals her belong...
Sweetheart Roland | 爱人罗兰
A kind step-daughter escapes her witch step-mother's murder plot with her lover Roland. Using mag...
The Master Carpenter and His Axe | 匠石运斤
A tale of perfect trust and skill: a carpenter removes a speck of plaster from a man's nose with ...
Why the Sea is Salt | 海水为何是咸的
A poor man receives a magic millstone that grants wishes, leading to prosperity. His greedy broth...
Prometheus and Man | 普罗米修斯与人类
This passage recounts the myth of Prometheus, who defied Jupiter to create and aid humanity by br...
The Old House | 老房子
A lonely old man living in a decaying, centuries-old house forms a silent friendship with a curio...
The Financial Crisis | 金融危机
Global financial markets are in turmoil, with stocks plummeting worldwide despite major governmen...
Food Offered with Contempt | 嗟来之食
During a famine, a proud man starves to death rather than accept food offered with disrespect, il...
Bill Gates Receives Honorary Knighthood | 比尔·盖茨获授荣誉爵士勋章
Microsoft founder Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood (KBE) from Queen Elizabeth II in 200...
Aphrodite | 爱与美之神阿佛洛狄特
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, emerged mysteriously from the sea. Renowned for ...
Gecko vs. Scorpion | 壁虎斗蝎子
A gecko uses its agile tail to provoke a blind scorpion, causing the enraged scorpion to repeated...
The Vizir's Punishment 3 | 受罚的维齐尔（三）
The Sultan witnesses the magical, talking fish himself and is determined to uncover the mystery. ...
The Dry Patch | 干涸的印记
Ross shares a mysterious observation: a perfectly dry patch in Bill's rain-soaked yard. The narra...
Wishful Thinking | 一厢情愿
A farmer falls ill from unrequited love for a princess. His friends deceive him about proposing t...
Mercury and the Ant | 墨丘利与蚂蚁
A man condemns the gods for perceived injustice after a shipwreck, yet immediately commits a far ...
The Unhappy Fish | 不快乐的鱼
A big fish in a small pond dreams of a grander river life but finds loneliness and discomfort the...
Winning Over Jiang Wei | 计收姜维
Zhuge Liang ingeniously exploits Jiang Wei's filial piety and orchestrates a series of deceptions...
The Jew Among Thorns | 荆棘丛中的犹太人
A diligent servant is cheated of his wages by a miserly master. After receiving magical gifts fro...
Counting on Luck | 心存侥幸
Despite a brutal law in the state of Chu that sentenced secret gold panners to be torn apart, man...
Learning Qi Dialect in Chu | 楚人学齐语
Mencius uses the analogy of learning a dialect to argue that environment is more crucial than ins...
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