Old Sultan | 老苏丹
A loyal old dog, facing execution by his master, stages a rescue with a wolf's help to regain fav...
Abraham Lincoln: The Boy Who Read by Firelight | 亚伯拉罕·林肯：在炉火旁阅读的少年
The passage depicts young Abraham Lincoln's relentless pursuit of knowledge under impoverished co...
Thursdays Are Special | 特别的星期四
A severely disabled boy finds profound joy and connection through therapeutic horseback riding ev...
The Sword in the Stone (II) | 石中剑（下）
Arthur, while fetching a sword for his brother Kay, effortlessly pulls the legendary sword from t...
Practice Makes Perfect | 熟能生巧
A skilled archer becomes complacent after a successful practice, only to be humbled by an old oil...
The Woodman and Mercury | 樵夫与墨丘利
A woodman's honesty in claiming only his own lost iron ax is rewarded by Mercury with additional ...
Burn the Boats | 破釜沉舟
This passage recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "Burn the Boats," describing how...
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 Mouse Father's Quest | 老鼠嫁女
A mouse father searches for the greatest being to marry his daughter to, asking the sun, cloud, w...
The Ripple Effect | 生命的涟漪
A grandfather uses the metaphor of a stone creating ripples in a pond to teach his grandson that ...
The Blind Men and the Elephant | 盲人摸象
A king asks several blind men to describe an elephant by touch. Each feels a different part (tusk...
A Life in Two Worlds | 我的世界我的梦
This excerpt from Yao Ming's autobiography details his early journey from China to the NBA, highl...
The Lion, The Bear and The Fox | 狮子、熊与狐狸
A lion and a bear fought fiercely over a kid until both were exhausted. A watching fox then seize...
Jue, Qiongqiong and Juxu | 蹶与蛩蛩、距虚
This fable describes the symbiotic relationship between the clumsy beast Jue and its companions Q...
Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on the generational cycle of motherhood while sitting with her aging mother...
The Love of Two Leaves | 两片树叶的爱情
Two leaves, Ole and Trufa, cling to a branch through autumn storms, sustained by their love. When...
Children's Prattle | 孩子们的闲谈
A children's party reveals social prejudices through the proud boasts of privileged youngsters, w...
The Golden Bird | 金鸟
A king's youngest son, guided by a wise fox, embarks on a quest for a golden bird, facing trials ...
Marking the Boat for the Lost Sword | 刻舟求剑
A man loses his sword in a river and marks the boat where it fell, foolishly searching at the mar...
Why Women Cry | 女人为何哭泣
A man seeks to understand why women cry, from his mother to God. God explains that He created wom...
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