The Flail From Heaven | 天降连枷
A farmer's magical turnip seed grows into a sky-high tree. He climbs it, witnesses angels threshi...
The Lioness and the Vixen | 母狮与雌狐
A lioness and a vixen compare their offspring. The vixen boasts of her many cubs, while the lione...
The Six Swans | 六只天鹅
A king, tricked into marrying a witch's daughter, hides his seven children from her. The evil que...
The Haunted Schoolhouse | 闹鬼的校舍
A sensitive military trainee recounts eerie experiences in a schoolhouse converted from a wartime...
Counting Chickens | 数小鸡
Mary receives six chickens from her uncle for her birthday, but after accidentally dropping the b...
An Hour of Your Time | 一小时的时间
A tired father, irritated by his son's questions about his hourly wage and a request for money, l...
Penetrating Insight | 入木三分
The article recounts the origin of the Chinese idiom "Ru Mu San Fen" from a story about the calli...
Aphrodite | 爱与美之神阿佛洛狄特
Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, emerged mysteriously from the sea. Renowned for ...
Separating Public and Private Affairs | 公私分明
Jie Hu recommended his personal enemy for a government post based on merit for the nation's good,...
Two Hunters | 两个猎人
Two hunters ignore a pilot's weight limit, pressure him into overloading the plane with two moose...
The Dexterous Butcher | 庖丁解牛
King Hui of Liang observes a butcher expertly dissecting an ox. The butcher explains his mastery ...
Bearskin | 熊皮人
A destitute soldier makes a pact with the Devil for wealth, enduring seven years of filth and iso...
Where Does Rice Come From? | 米从何来
A rich man's two foolish sons, when asked where rice comes from, give absurd answers (kitchen, ba...
Burn the Boats | 破釜沉舟
This passage recounts the historical origin of the Chinese idiom "Burn the Boats," describing how...
The Elephant Did It | 大象惹的祸
A man's red car is crushed by a circus elephant abroad. The owner provides a damage letter, which...
Two Prayers | 两个祈祷者
Two shipwreck survivors pray on opposite sides of an island. One receives everything he asks for,...
The Flood | 洪水
Zeus, disgusted by humanity's wickedness, unleashes a catastrophic flood. Only the virtuous coupl...
The Elderbush | 接骨木树妈妈
A sick boy's elderflower tea brews a magical journey. From the teapot grows an Elderbush, where t...
The Boy on the Bus | 公交车上的男孩
A conductor questions a mother and her son about the boy's age, receiving the same answer from bo...
The Boys and the Frogs | 男孩与青蛙
Mischievous boys stone frogs for sport until one frog pleads for them to stop, highlighting that ...
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