The False Collar | 衬衫领子
A boastful false collar, washed with a garter, vainly proposes to various household items before ...
The Unyielding President Lincoln | 永不退缩的林肯总统
The article chronicles Abraham Lincoln's numerous political and personal failures prior to his pr...
The Ostrich in Love | 鸵鸟的恋曲
A shy ostrich spends a week secretly admiring a young lady, expressing his love through gifts, so...
The Ring | 戒指
On the first anniversary of her mother's death, the narrator finds solace in cooking her mother's...
My Leopard Moray Eel | 我的豹纹海鳗
The author describes the captivating behaviors and appearance of a pet leopard moray eel, detaili...
The Three Army-Surgeons | 三个军医
Three overconfident army-surgeons boast of their surgical skills by removing their own organs, re...
Mother's Hands | 母亲的手
The narrator reflects on the generational cycle of motherhood while sitting with her aging mother...
Fairyland | 仙境奇遇
Jesse and Mary Sue run away from home after their father announces his remarriage. They discover ...
The Lost Gloves | 丢失的手套
An elderly man meticulously searches a supermarket for his lost, cherished leather gloves, despai...
Mountain Rescue | 山中救援
A 78-year-old grandmother, Ruth, must summon extraordinary strength and faith to rescue her daugh...
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 Man and His Goose | 人与鹅
A man, greedy for the source of his goose's golden eggs, kills it only to find nothing special in...
The Star-Child 6 | 星孩 6
The Star-Child braves a treacherous forest to find white gold for the Magician but fails. After r...
A Handful of Clay | 一撮黏土
A handful of common clay dreams of glory but endures a harsh journey of being shaped, fired, and ...
Beauty of Form and Beauty of Mind | 形体之美与心灵之美
A sculptor falls for a beautiful but silent woman, valuing form over substance. After her death, ...
The Missing Daughter | 不存在的女儿
A heavy snowstorm blankets the town as a young couple awaits the birth of their first child. By t...
The Husband and the Parrot | 丈夫与鹦鹉的故事
A man uses a truth-telling parrot to monitor his wife in his absence. After the parrot informs on...
The Caged Bird and the Bat | 笼中鸟与蝙蝠
A caged bird explains to a bat that she only sings at night to avoid being caught, having been ca...
The Clever Fish | 聪明的鱼
A cat is tricked by a fish who promises bread in exchange for a pen, then refuses to deliver, rev...
Reading by Firefly Light | 映雪囊萤
The story of Che Yin, who used fireflies as a lamp to study due to poverty, exemplifies persevera...
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