The Chu Man and the Boat | 楚人操舟
A Chu man, after learning basic boat steering in calm waters, overconfidently dismisses his teach...
Mother & Child | 母女之间
A teacher recalls the 1961 Christmas when a withdrawn student, Maria, gave her a fried marble nec...
The Elephant Seeks a Friend | 大象找朋友
A lonely elephant is repeatedly rejected by smaller animals for being too big. When a tiger threa...
A Pedant's Prudence | 迁腐的谨慎
A pedantic scholar, bound by rigid etiquette, delays warning a father about his child playing dan...
A Rose from Homer's Grave | 荷马墓上的一朵玫瑰
A rose growing on Homer's grave deems itself too noble for a nightingale's love, leading to the b...
Jenson's New Year | 詹森家的新年
The Jenson family travels to a relative's large house for a bustling New Year's reunion. The chil...
The Spirit in the Bottle | 瓶中精灵
A poor woodcutter's son, forced to leave school, helps his father in the forest. He discovers a t...
Hearing Love | 听见爱的声音
The author recounts breaking a lifelong silence by telling his father "I love you," leading to a ...
A Greek to Remember | 一位值得铭记的希腊人
The article recounts the life and philosophy of Diogenes, the founder of Cynicism, who rejected m...
Dong's Cats | 东氏养猫
A man in ancient Wei raises over a hundred cats until they eradicate all rats. Pampered with dail...
The Husband and the Parrot | 丈夫与鹦鹉的故事
A man uses a truth-telling parrot to monitor his wife in his absence. After the parrot informs on...
The Magic Pitcher | 魔法水罐
A woodcutter's encounter with forest fairies and a magic pitcher leads to temporary luxury but ul...
The Old Woman in the Wood | 林中的老妇人
A servant girl, sole survivor of a robbery in the forest, is aided by a mysterious white dove. By...
Let's Be Friends | 让我们做朋友
A lonely little fish searches for a friend who looks like him, but learns that true friendship is...
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 Thief and His Master | 小偷和他的师父
A father, following what he believes is divine guidance, apprentices his son to a master thief un...
Then Do It | 那就去写
When asked to lecture aspiring writers, novelist Sinclair Lewis simply advised them to go home an...
The Lazy Spinner | 懒惰的纺纱女
A lazy woman devises clever tricks to avoid spinning and winding yarn, first by frightening her h...
Zheng Yong the Thief-Spotter | 郄雍视盗
The Marquis of Jin pins his hopes on a man who can spot thieves by appearance, but his minister a...
Dong Guochang's Many Wishes | 东郭敞的许多愿望
A man obsessed with imaginary wealth refuses to help his needy student, prioritizing his own ambi...
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