Wit Wins Breakfast | 机智赢得早餐
A poor man, Pat, risks trespassing to hunt for food in a lord's woods. When caught, he cleverly m...
The Big Sea Fish | 大海鱼
A Qi man dissuaded Lord Tian Ying from fortifying his fiefdom by telling a parable of a mighty se...
The Fox Mourns the Hare's Death | 兔死狐悲
A fox and a hare form an alliance against hunters. When the hare is killed, the fox mourns, reali...
The Wise Servant | 聪明的仆人
A story about a servant who ignores his master's order to find a lost cow, instead chasing blackb...
The Path through the Graveyard | 穿越墓园之路
A timid man, Ivan, is dared to cross a graveyard at night for a reward. He completes the dare but...
The Last Stop | 终点站
Mrs. Conroy, accustomed to napping on her friendly bus driver's route, falls asleep with a substi...
Dial 911 | 拨打911
Two college roommates' ordinary night takes a horrifying turn when one meets an online date, lead...
The Happy Family | 幸福的家庭
A pair of elderly white snails, believing themselves to be the world's most distinguished creatur...
A Walk in the Woods | 林中漫步
A journalist, initially puzzled by an old woman's protest against a bypass project, visits her an...
Five Mistakes I Made in My Marriage | 我在婚姻中犯的五个错误
The author reflects on her marriage as part of a happiness project, identifying five common pitfa...
The Creation of the World | 创世记
This passage narrates the biblical story of creation, detailing how God created the world in six ...
The Two Soldiers and the Robber | 两个士兵与强盗
Two soldiers are attacked; one flees while the other fights off the robber. The coward returns to...
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...
Success Once is Enough | 一次成功足矣
David McConnell's pivot from book sales to perfume gifts led to Avon's creation, illustrating tha...
A Horrible Summer Night | 夏夜惊魂
A man buried alive rationalizes his state as severe illness. On the same stormy night, grave robb...
The Mule That Heeded Prayer | 听从祷告的骡子
A farmer buys a mule that obeys only the commands "Praise the Lord" to go and "Hallelujah" to sto...
The Stag and the Vine | 牡鹿与葡萄藤
A stag saved by a vine betrays its protector by eating its leaves, revealing its location and mee...
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...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布人
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
Spare the Ox, Use the Sheep | 以羊易牛
King Hui of Liang, moved by pity for an ox destined for ritual sacrifice, orders its release, onl...
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