short-story
1436 篇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 ...
32 阅读When the Clock Got Sick | 时钟生病记
A town's central digital clock malfunctions, causing humorous yet disruptive misunderstandings fo...
26 阅读The Three Wishes | 三个愿望
A couple wastes their three magical wishes on trivial desires, ending up no better than before. |...
32 阅读The Nixie of the Millpond | 池中水妖
A miller's desperate pact with a pond nixie promises wealth in exchange for his newborn son. Year...
32 阅读By the Almshouse Window | 济贫院窗前
An old maid gazes from an almshouse window at children playing on Copenhagen's historic rampart. ...
30 阅读Thirteen Equals One | 十三等于一
A vicar is surprised when the long-silent church clock strikes thirteen times at one o'clock. Inv...
28 阅读Bill, Bingo and Bram | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆
The narrator reflects on Bill, his dog Bingo, and the memory of Old Bram, a dog that waited in th...
33 阅读Bill, Bingo and Bram 4 | 比尔、宾果与布拉姆 4
The narrator reflects on the depth of their neighbor Bill's simple life and recounts two defining...
30 阅读The Three Fishermen | 三位渔夫
A group of four friends camps at a remote, historic site in New Hampshire's woods, a place of pro...
31 阅读The Three Sluggards | 三个懒汉
A dying king promises his kingdom to the laziest of his three sons. Each son boasts of his extrem...
30 阅读The Three Lazy Ones | 三个懒汉
A king decides his successor will be the laziest of his three sons. Each son tries to outdo the o...
33 阅读A Cheerful Temper | 开朗的性情
The narrator inherits a cheerful temper from his father, a jovial hearse driver. He finds solace ...
31 阅读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...
28 阅读A Great Grief | 巨大的悲伤
A story in two parts: first, a lady visits to sell tannery shares with her old pug, Puggie. Later...
27 阅读The Fox and the Wolf | 狐狸与狼
A boastful wolf, underestimating man's strength, is tricked by a fox into attacking an armed hunt...
36 阅读The Dry Patch | 干涸的印记
Ross shares a mysterious observation: a perfectly dry patch in Bill's rain-soaked yard. The narra...
31 阅读The Ditmarsch Tale of Wonders | 迪特马申奇闻录
A series of absurd and impossible vignettes, describing a world where roasted birds fly backwards...
35 阅读Venus and the Cat | 维纳斯与猫
A cat transformed into a woman by Venus reverts to her feline nature when she instinctively chase...
27 阅读The Ostrich in Love | 鸵鸟的恋曲
A shy ostrich spends a week secretly admiring a young lady, expressing his love through gifts, so...
30 阅读The Black Cat (2) | 黑猫（二）
The narrator's hatred for the one-eyed black cat grows into an obsession, fueled by the horrifyin...
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