short-story
1436 篇Rope or Ox? | 绳子还是公牛?
A man in jail explains his misfortune: he picked up a seemingly abandoned rope, not realizing it ...
32 阅读One Piece of Meat | 只有一块肉
A customer complains about having only one piece of meat, and the waiter offers a humorous yet un...
26 阅读Don't Smoke! | 千万别抽烟!
A patient who drank gasoline is told by the doctor to simply avoid smoking. | 一位喝下汽油的病人被医生告知,接下来几...
39 阅读The Extra Charge | 额外收费
A dentist explains to a mother that her son's tooth extraction costs twenty dollars instead of th...
34 阅读The Grocery Store Surprise | 超市里的意外
An elderly woman's pained shriek while picking tomatoes in a supermarket is humorously misinterpr...
51 阅读The Second Wife | 第二任太太
A shopkeeper's attempt to persuade an elderly lady to buy an expensive bracelet by joking about h...
28 阅读The Emperor's Egg | 皇帝的鸡蛋
A Chinese emperor humorously rejects a fifty-year-old egg offered by his servant, insisting he di...
22 阅读Always Share | 分享一切
A young man offers to buy more food for an elderly couple who are meticulously sharing a single m...
30 阅读I Always Do | 我总是如此
A worker humorously explains his dismissal by claiming his foreman felt threatened when others mi...
30 阅读Is That Clock Right? | 这钟准吗?
A doorman tired of being asked the time puts up a clock, only to find people now question its acc...
29 阅读The Power of Advertising | 广告的效力
A car dealer shares an ironic anecdote about advertising: after offering a reward for his lost do...
20 阅读Things Have Been Okay | 一切都很好
A four-year-old boy who had never spoken suddenly talks to point out burnt toast, explaining his ...
30 阅读He Made His Own Lunch | 午饭是他自个做的
Three construction workers on the 30th floor vow to jump if they get the same lunch again. The ne...
25 阅读Who Is He Waiting For? | 他在等谁
Two friends overhear a witty exchange in a café, where a man humorously contrasts his life's gran...
28 阅读A Fishy Story | 一条昂贵的鱼
Two avid fishermen spend a fortune on a fishing trip but catch only one fish. On the drive home, ...
38 阅读A Request for a Raise | 加薪请求
A worker asks his employer for a raise due to his recent marriage, but the employer dismissively ...
32 阅读The Psychological Test | 心理测试
A manager uses a simple arithmetic question in a psychological test to assess three secretary can...
26 阅读All in Here | 全都在这里
A warden pities an inmate who never receives visitors, only to learn the inmate's friends and fam...
31 阅读Visual Training | 视力训练
During a visual training exercise, a sharp-eyed recruit correctly identifies a distant digging pa...
26 阅读Heavy Luggage | 沉重的行李
A businessman jokes about hiding in his own oversized luggage after struggling to board with it, ...
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