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868 篇The Legend of Stanislau | 斯坦尼斯劳的传说
A young prospector stumbles upon an abandoned gold rush town and meets Henry, a man who lovingly ...
27 阅读A Horrible Summer Night | 夏夜惊魂
A man buried alive rationalizes his state as severe illness. On the same stormy night, grave robb...
28 阅读Adding the Finishing Touch | 画龙点睛
The idiom 'Adding the Finishing Touch' originates from a tale about painter Zhang Sengyao, whose ...
53 阅读Kindly Step into the Vat | 请君入瓮
The story recounts how the cruel judge Lai Junchen used Zhou Xing's own torture method—a scorchin...
31 阅读Tiger Son | 虎子
A widowed mother, left alone after her hunter son is killed by a tigress, forms an unlikely bond ...
39 阅读King Goodness the Great | 善良伟大的国王
King Goodness the Great of Benares rules with unwavering compassion, refusing to harm even wrongd...
30 阅读Lawn Chair Flight | 草坪椅飞行记
A truck driver fulfills his dream of flight by tying 42 helium balloons to a lawn chair, accident...
31 阅读Jiang Gan's Stolen Letter | 蒋干盗书
Jiang Gan, sent by Cao Cao to persuade his old classmate Zhou Yu to surrender, falls for a ruse. ...
32 阅读Meng Jiangnu's Lament | 孟姜女哭长城
A Qin Dynasty legend tells of Meng Jiangnu, whose husband died building the Great Wall. Her profo...
29 阅读Winning Over Jiang Wei | 计收姜维
Zhuge Liang ingeniously exploits Jiang Wei's filial piety and orchestrates a series of deceptions...
32 阅读Zhao Yun's Single-Horse Rescue | 单骑救主
After a narrow escape from Cao Cao's pursuing army, General Zhao Yun bravely returns to the battl...
28 阅读Zhang Fei's Apology | 张飞请罪
Zhang Fei promises to reform and guard Xuzhou for Liu Bei but breaks his vow by getting drunk and...
34 阅读Playing with Fire | 玩火自焚
This fable tells of a tyrant in ancient China who, after usurping the throne, waged constant wars...
37 阅读The Boundless Journey | 鹏程万里
This passage recounts the legend of the Kun fish transforming into the Peng bird from *Zhuangzi*,...
32 阅读Bill, Bingo and Bram 6 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 6
The narrator is surprised to see the reclusive neighbor Bill venture out, drawn by a commotion. B...
29 阅读A Leaf from Heaven | 天国的叶子
A leaf from heaven grows into a unique, beautiful plant, misunderstood by many but cherished by a...
29 阅读The Riddle | 谜语
A prince and his servant survive a witch's poison, which indirectly kills twelve murderers. The p...
33 阅读Catherine and Her Destiny | 凯瑟琳与她的命运
Catherine chooses a happy old age over a happy youth, leading to years of hardship until her Dest...
30 阅读The Happy Prince (Part 3) | 快乐王子（第三部分）
The Swallow, moved by the Prince's compassion, reluctantly plucks out both of the Prince's sapphi...
40 阅读The Eagle Turned Cushat | 老鹰变成斑鸠
An eagle transformed into a cushat forgets its new form and instinctively acts like its old self,...
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