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1289 篇A Final Embrace | 最后的拥抱
French writer Tristan Bernard, unhappy with a restaurant meal, dramatically asks the manager for ...
35 阅读The Hat and the Head | 帽子与脑袋
A brief anecdote about Hans Christian Andersen, who lived simply and wore an old hat. When mocked...
32 阅读The Origin of Evil | 邪恶的起源
A professor argues that if God created everything, He must have created evil, thus making God evi...
36 阅读I Love You More | 我爱你更多
A mother and her young daughter engage in their playful "I love you more" contest, using increasi...
31 阅读Waiter From Hell | 地狱来的服务员
A diner's attempt at a simple meal descends into absurdity and violence due to a waiter's relentl...
37 阅读Better Late Than Never | 迟做总比不做好
A father learns that his daughter cheated on exams to fail, hoping to quit the swim team under hi...
32 阅读The Sock Shop | 袜子商店
The author recounts an encounter with an exceptionally passionate young sock salesman, whose zeal...
48 阅读Aquatics Reception | 水上运动接待台
The author describes their role as an aquatics receptionist, focusing on bridging customer reques...
32 阅读The Blackberry Jam Story (Part 2) | 黑莓酱的故事（下）
Maggie and her estranged husband have an awkward yet revealing encounter while picking blackberri...
38 阅读The Helmet | 头盔
A young man, knowing the motorcycle's brakes have failed, quietly gives his helmet to his girlfri...
35 阅读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...
37 阅读Bad Dreams | 噩梦
A woman tells her fiancé about a recurring nightmare involving him and his ex-girlfriend, which c...
36 阅读Not a Good Staff | 不是个好员工
The narrator befriends two boys, Edward and Sam, and poses them two riddles. The boys' unexpected...
29 阅读The Humorous Customer | 幽默的顾客
A narrative about a regular customer at a garden centre whose witty humor, including pretending h...
34 阅读Where Is My Daughter? | 我的女儿在哪里？
A worried mother loses her three-year-old daughter. The narrator helps search and finds the littl...
33 阅读Could You Give Up a Favorite? | 你会放弃一个最爱吗？
The narrator observes children's fondness for both live fish and fish and chips at a garden cente...
31 阅读Me & Miss Bee | 我与蜜蜂小姐
A boy spends a summer running errands at a chaotic general store run by the stern Miss Bee, who c...
32 阅读Where Is the Other Half? | 另一半去哪儿了？
A proud fish owner discusses his valuable, decade-old koi with a pond staff member, planning for ...
30 阅读Time Out | 暂停时刻
A young consultant, nervous about meeting a major advertising firm's president, responds to the e...
30 阅读Lazy Fish | 懒惰的鱼
A novice fish keeper seeks advice for his pond. The experienced seller recommends koi and observe...
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