The Dirty Car | 脏兮兮的汽车
A man is puzzled by his friend's wrecked and filthy car. The friend explains he ran over a lawyer...
Birds of a Feather | 一丘之貉
This article explains the Chinese idiom "一丘之貉" (Birds of a Feather) through a historical anecdote...
The Owl and the Turtledove | 猫头鹰与斑鸠
An owl, disliked for its cry in the west, decides to move east. A turtledove points out that chan...
The Fox Who Lost His Tail | 丢了尾巴的狐狸
A tailless fox, ashamed of his loss, tries to convince others to cut off their tails to feel bett...
Lazy Fish | 懒惰的鱼
A novice fish keeper seeks advice for his pond. The experienced seller recommends koi and observe...
Forever Love | 永恒之爱
A story of unrequited devotion where a girl's promise of eternal love endures despite betrayal an...
The Good Shepherd | 好牧人
This story explores Jesus as the Good Shepherd who lovingly sees lost humanity, willingly sacrifi...
A Letter from Hell | 地狱来信
A man's vacation email, sent to a wrong address due to a typo, is mistakenly received by a recent...
Bluebeard | 蓝胡子
A wealthy but terrifying man with a blue beard marries a young woman, forbidding her from enterin...
The Magic Pumpkin | 魔法南瓜
Kevin finds a special pumpkin at the patch, which leads to a magical dream where he selflessly us...
The Nightingale and the Hawk | 夜莺与鹰
A captured nightingale tries to persuade a hawk to release her by claiming she is too small a mea...
Second Thoughts | 重新考虑
An alien translator, Mooba, facilitates contact between humanity and the word-obsessed Xxlepis ra...
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...
The Fisherman and the Genie | 渔夫与精灵
A poor fisherman catches a jar containing a vengeful Genie. After being freed, the Genie reveals ...
The Man and the Satyr | 人与萨堤尔
A man's contradictory actions of blowing on his hands to warm them and on his food to cool it lea...
The Blackberry Jam Story (Part 1) | 黑莓酱的故事(上)
Maggie, still coping with personal loss, finds the courage to revisit the moor she once frequente...
The Wolf, the Fox and the Ape | 狼、狐狸与猿
A wolf accuses a fox of theft, but the ape judge, in a paradoxical ruling, doubts the wolf's loss...
Poseidon: God of the Sea | 海神波塞冬
Poseidon, the mighty Greek god of the sea, ruled the oceans with his trident after the Titanomach...
The Blind Man and the Sun | 盲人摸日
A blind man, eager to know the sun's shape, receives misleading descriptions comparing it to a co...
Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy | 草木皆兵
The idiom 'Every Bush and Tree Looks Like an Enemy' originates from the Battle of Feishui (383 AD...
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