You Are My Life | 你是我的生命

A bright boy struggles with loneliness and falling grades after moving to boarding school, feelin...

A Mother First | 母亲的身份

The narrator reflects on her mother's lifelong devotion to motherhood, from overprotective childh...

A Brush with Jack the Ripper? | 遭遇开膛手杰克?

A student walking home alone through a dangerous alley at night encounters a terrifying figure re...

Stone Dog | 石犬

A poor fisherman and his devoted dog share a simple life in Puerto Rico. When a hurricane claims ...

The Darning Needle | 织补针

A vain darning needle, believing herself destined for greatness, breaks during mundane work. Repu...

Detour to Romance | 曲折的浪漫路

A young man waits endlessly at a train station for his fiancée who never arrives. Unbeknownst to ...

Simeli Mountain | 西梅利山

A poor brother discovers a magical mountain filled with treasure, using the secret phrase to take...

The Fir-Tree and the Bramble | 冷杉与荆棘

A proud fir-tree boasts of its usefulness to a humble bramble, only to be reminded that its value...

The Willow-Wren | 鹪鹩

A tale of how the birds sought a king. A tiny, clever bird wins by trickery, hiding in the eagle'...

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 Old Beggar-Woman | 老乞妇

A kind boy invites a shivering old beggar-woman to warm herself by his fire, but when her clothes...

Lin Hui Abandons the Jade | 林回弃璧

A wise man fleeing danger chooses to save his newborn son over a priceless family heirloom, expla...

Lü Bu and Diaochan | 吕布戏貂蝉

Wang Yun's interlocking stratagem uses Diaochan to sow discord between Lü Bu and Dong Zhuo, leadi...

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...

He Shi's Jade | 和氏献璧

A man named He Shi persistently presents a precious jade to successive kings of Chu, only to be p...

The Camel and the Arab | 骆驼与阿拉伯人

A loaded camel is asked by its driver whether it prefers going uphill or downhill. The camel shre...

Ben and the Teddy Bear | 本与泰迪熊

A teddy bear, gifted to Ben on his first birthday, is his constant companion through childhood. A...

The Chariot Race | 争先恐后

A student loses a chariot race and blames his teacher for withholding skills. The teacher explain...

Worth the Risk | 值得的冒险

A soldier risks his life in No Man's Land to rescue his fallen friend, despite warnings. Though b...

Chiseling Away the Pain | 凿壁移痛

A man, tormented by a foot sore, believes he can transfer his pain to a neighbor by sticking his ...