When Love Was the Adventure | 当爱成为冒险
This article recounts King Edward VIII's abdication in 1936 to marry American divorcee Wallis Sim...
Hou Yi Misses the Target | 羿射不中
The master archer Hou Yi fails to hit a simple target when overwhelmed by the high stakes of a gr...
The Elixir of Immortality | 不死之药
A Chu palace guard is tasked with delivering an elixir of immortality to the king. An archer, upo...
The Rare Qin | 稀世珍琴
A craftsman creates a superb qin, but it is rejected for not being ancient. After artificially ag...
Never Too Late: The Story of Rose | 为时不晚：罗丝的故事
An 87-year-old woman named Rose fulfills her lifelong dream of attending college, becoming an ins...
The Miser and His Gold | 守财奴与金子
A miser who only hoarded and looked at his gold, never using it, loses it to a thief. A neighbor ...
Kangaroo Gets a Pouch | 袋鼠的育儿袋
A kind Mother Kangaroo repeatedly helps a grumpy, needy wombat while searching for her adventurou...
Besieged on All Sides | 四面楚歌
This article recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "Besieged on All Sides," describ...
The Beam | 横梁
A girl uses the wisdom from a four-leaf clover to expose an enchanter's illusion of a heavy beam,...
The Bald Huntsman | 秃头的猎人
A bald man's wig is blown away during a hunt, amusing his companions. He good-naturedly remarks t...
The Carabao and the Shell | 水牛与贝壳
A proud carabao challenges a shell to a race. Tricked by many identical shells answering his call...
The Debtor and His Sow | 欠债人与母猪
An Athenian debtor, unable to pay, tries to sell his only sow at market. To impress a buyer, he a...
The Giant and the Tailor | 巨人与裁缝
A boastful but inept tailor encounters a giant and secures employment through empty bravado. His ...
The Old Woman and the Doctor | 老妇人与医生
A nearly blind woman agrees to pay a doctor only if cured. During treatment, he steals her belong...
Wanda's Final Test | 仙女教母的最终考验
A witch's final exam to become a fairy godmother takes an unexpected turn when the frog she trans...
The Master Artist | 大师艺术家
In 1392, a retiring master artist accepts a final commission to paint a 20-foot portrait for a we...
The Ant | 蚂蚁
A fable explaining how greedy humans were transformed into ants by Jupiter for stealing from thei...
The Stone Treasure | 视石为宝
A man mistakes an ordinary stone for a priceless treasure, going to extreme lengths to protect it...
My Cat-Sitting Ordeal | 我的猫保姆磨难记
The author recounts a disastrous attempt to cat-sit for a friend, involving a finicky cat that re...
The Brave Scientist | 勇敢的科学家
A lonely scientist bravely rescues a boy who is trapped in a river and threatened by a dog, demon...
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