How True Love Found Me | 真爱如何降临

Ashley recounts her journey from initial mutual dislike with Bryan in college to a deep, understa...

The Great Sage Raids the Peach Banquet | 大闹蟠桃会

The Jade Emperor puts Sun Wukong in charge of the immortal Peach Orchard. When not invited to the...

The Stone Treasure | 视石为宝

A man mistakes an ordinary stone for a priceless treasure, going to extreme lengths to protect it...

Lü Bu and Diao Chan | 吕布与貂蝉

Wang Yun uses his stepdaughter Diao Chan in a plot to turn Lü Bu against Dong Zhuo. Through decep...

The Unbeatable Shield and the All-Piercing Spear | 自相矛盾

A Chu man boasted his shield was impenetrable and his spear could pierce anything. When asked wha...

Helping Lauren | 帮助劳伦

The narrator, missing her traditional family Christmas after a move, finds new meaning by helping...

Lazy Harry | 懒惰的哈里

Lazy Harry marries Fat Katie to avoid herding his goat, but their shared idleness leads them to t...

King Xuan's Bow | 齐宣王开弓

King Xuan of Qi, who loved archery, was deceived by his attendants into believing his three-*shi*...

The Power of Truth | 诚实的力量

A thief, seeking to change his unethical life, is advised by a holy man to adopt the single virtu...

The Journey of a Coin | 一枚硬币的旅程

Dora receives a coin from her mother. After she washes it, the coin narrates its journey from the...

The Joy of Fish | 鱼之乐

Zhuangzi and Huizi debate whether one can truly know the inner state (joy) of another being, usin...

The Three Army-Surgeons | 三个军医

Three overconfident army-surgeons boast of their surgical skills by removing their own organs, re...

The Mantis Blocks the Cart | 螳臂当车

This fable tells of a mantis that tried to stop a moving cart, only to be crushed, illustrating t...

He Said What He Meant | 心口如一

A proud father arranges for George Bernard Shaw to hear his lazy daughter play piano, hoping for ...

Tom Hickathrift | 巨人杀手汤姆·希卡思里夫特

Tom Hickathrift, a simple but immensely strong giant of a man from English folklore, rises from l...

The Oak and the Reed | 橡树与芦苇

A proud oak mocks a reed for its weakness, boasting of its own strength against storms. The reed ...

Paper Becomes Precious in Luoyang | 洛阳纸贵

The idiom 'Paper becomes precious in Luoyang' originates from the story of Jin Dynasty writer Zuo...

The Marks of Life | 生命的印记

A world-champion disabled skier recounts her journey through a second cancer diagnosis and bilate...

The Tale of the Tomato | 番茄的故事

This article traces the journey of the tomato from its origins in the Americas to global acceptan...

Three to Get Ready | 三人成行

Three friends—Bird, Frog, and Grasshopper—encounter a pond. Each has limitations in crossing it a...