Two Tales of Serpents | 双蛇记
Two folk tales explore the delicate bond between humans and snakes. In the first, a kind girl sha...
Coffee Shop Kindness | 咖啡馆里的善意
A high school senior's stressful part-time job at a coffee shop takes a meaningful turn when a sm...
Uprooting the Willow Tree | 倒拔垂杨柳
Lu Zhishen, assigned to guard a vegetable garden after monastic misconduct, confronts and subdues...
Resolution Through Love | 以爱化解
A young man trained in martial arts prepares to violently confront a drunk, aggressive laborer on...
Colorful Shades of Gray | 灰色的斑斓
The narrator recounts a childhood story where her aunt transformed the perception of moths from u...
Concentration | 专心致志
The story contrasts two students learning from a master chess player: one's focused attention lea...
Hans in Luck | 幸运的汉斯
Hans trades his hard-earned lump of gold for a horse, then successively exchanges it for a cow, a...
Always Sitting Behind You | 总是坐在你身后
A man on Mr. Smith's daily train commute points out the monotony of his routine, only to reveal t...
A Bundle of Sticks | 一捆木棍
A father teaches his quarreling sons a lesson about unity by showing them that a bundle of sticks...
A Surprise Gift for Mother | 给母亲的惊喜礼物
A daughter paints portraits of her parents as a surprise Christmas gift. After her father's sudde...
Alone in the House | 独自在家
A young woman is left alone in her grandfather's centuries-old London home. Over two terrifying n...
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'...
A Mother First | 母亲的身份
The narrator reflects on her mother's lifelong devotion to motherhood, from overprotective childh...
The Queen Bee | 蜂后
The youngest and kindest brother, Simpleton, saves creatures on his journey. His compassion is la...
The Roc | 巨鸟
The fable contrasts the roc, a mythical bird of immense size and ambition that soars vast distanc...
The Tale of the Tomato | 番茄的故事
This article traces the journey of the tomato from its origins in the Americas to global acceptan...
The Luthier's Qin | 工之侨造琴
A luthier creates a superb qin, but court musicians reject it for not being ancient. After he art...
The Flying Turtle | 飞翔的乌龟
A turtle, bored of his aquatic life, envies flying creatures and convinces an eagle to carry him ...
The Charcoal-Burner and the Fuller | 烧炭人与漂布匠
A charcoal-burner invites a fuller to live together to save costs, but the fuller refuses, knowin...
The Little Pink Rosebud | 粉色小玫瑰
A timid pink rosebud lives alone underground, repeatedly refusing entry to the gentle Rain and ch...
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