short-story
1436 篇My First and My Last | 第一次与最后一次
George, a skilled pilot, takes his friend Mark for a flight full of aerial tricks. After a harrow...
21 阅读A Nail or a Fly? | 钉子还是苍蝇？
A near-sighted man mistakes a fly for a nail, causing his wine bottles to break. A helpful waitre...
25 阅读How to Get a Seat by the Fire | 火炉旁的座位妙计
On a cold day, Mr. Brown cleverly diverts a crowded inn's patrons by claiming his horse eats oyst...
26 阅读A Hasty Retreat | 仓皇归途
A mountain man returns home exhausted after a week, explaining he spent days fleeing from a bear ...
31 阅读The Rejuvenation Pill | 返老还童药片
Mrs. Daly receives rejuvenation pills from her son. Months later, she appears young and beautiful...
27 阅读Talking Tomatoes | 会说话的番茄
A humorous short story about two tomatoes who discover their own ability to speak while shopping,...
34 阅读The Lost Man and His Pig | 迷路的人与他的猪
A man repeatedly fails to abandon his pig because it always finds its way home. In a twist, after...
32 阅读Two Hearts Beating | 两颗心脏在跳动
A patient feels two heartbeats after surgery, leading the nurse to humorously connect it to the s...
17 阅读Be Careful What You Wish For | 慎重许愿
A fairy grants a loving couple one wish each on their 60th birthday. The wife wishes for world tr...
28 阅读He's Just Been to the Zoo | 他刚去过动物园
A mother apologizes to a bank teller after her young son, fresh from a zoo visit, playfully thrus...
27 阅读Obituary Notice | 讣告启事
A woman calls a newspaper to place a brief, two-word obituary for "Cohen dead." Informed of a fiv...
32 阅读The Lucky Cat | 幸运的猫
A boy tells his drowsy father about a black cat in the dining room. The father dismisses it as a ...
39 阅读Love Beyond Words | 无法言说的爱
A humorous dialogue where a boy's claim of "love beyond words" is met with a girl's witty suggest...
30 阅读The Incompetent Lawyer | 不称职的律师
A lawyer stops a mental competency exam after two questions because he doesn't know the answer to...
34 阅读The Right Leg | 右腿
A proctor interrogates a sophomore about a hazing incident where a freshman was dunked in a frog ...
22 阅读I Was the Foreman | 我是领班
Peter explains his job loss by humorously claiming the real foreman fired him out of jealousy bec...
29 阅读The Thrifty Traveler | 节俭的旅行家
A traveler asks for a train ticket to Springfield, but when the conductor lists several possible ...
26 阅读That's What I Want to Find Out | 这正是我想知道的
A short dialogue where one person invites another to play with a new dog, and the humorous uncert...
22 阅读Reached Shore Fast | 快速靠岸
A man whose car broke down while towing his boat attempted to call for help via marine radio, lea...
30 阅读Not Dead Yet | 我还没死
A man awakens from a coma to find his friends preparing his burial. He explains he knew he wasn't...
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