short-story
1436 篇A Surprise Party | 惊喜派对
A boy reluctantly attends a surprise party for someone he doesn't know, only for the birthday boy...
29 阅读The Two Flounders | 两条比目鱼
A fisherman who often exaggerates his catches finally lands two huge flounders. To prove he caugh...
27 阅读The Lawyer and the Engineer | 律师与工程师
A lawyer and an engineer, both on vacation after receiving full insurance payouts for their destr...
33 阅读Such a Long Dog | 如此长的狗
A blind man steps on two different dogs in succession and mistakes them for one extraordinarily l...
28 阅读Bring Me a Glass of Milk | 给我捎杯牛奶
Mrs. Culkin sends her husband to confront a suspected prowler in the dark, but her final request ...
37 阅读Man vs. Dog in Chess | 人狗对弈
A visitor is astonished to see his friend playing chess with a dog, praising the dog's intelligen...
22 阅读My Friends Only Came to Say Goodbye | 朋友只是来送行
Three professors miss their train while chatting. Two board in time, but the one who needed to ca...
34 阅读The Unaccepted Advice | 未被采纳的建议
An old man refuses to pay a doctor for his advice because he does not intend to follow it. | 一位老人...
34 阅读The Silent Gas Problem | 无声的排气问题
An old lady complains to her doctor about frequent but silent and odorless flatulence. After taki...
24 阅读The Awkward Marksman | 尴尬的神枪手
A soldier who is a terrible shot is sarcastically told by his officer to shoot himself with his l...
21 阅读The Third Operation | 第三次手术
A patient recounts a series of surgical mishaps to a visiting friend, only for the doctor to ente...
25 阅读A Brain Transplant | 大脑移植
A patient is quoted vastly different prices for a psychologist's brain versus a politician's brai...
30 阅读Adam's Suit | 亚当的衣服
A boy finds a pressed leaf in a family Bible and humorously identifies it as the clothing of the ...
29 阅读The Cat Examination | 猫咪检查
A doctor asks a patient basic questions about a cat's anatomy, leading to the patient's sarcastic...
24 阅读Falling Down | 他一定是在吹牛
A man boasts about an impossibly tall building in his country, claiming his friend took 72 hours ...
32 阅读Shopping Too Early | 过早购物
A man is tried for going shopping "too early" during the New Year, revealing the humor in his lit...
30 阅读He Couldn't Swim the Atlantic | 他游不过大西洋
An American in Scotland is outraged when a shepherd sells his dog to an Englishman after refusing...
27 阅读The Abstinence Lecture | 戒酒演讲
During a temperance speech, a speaker warns that alcohol ruins marriages, prompting an ironic sho...
23 阅读The Clever Dog | 聪明的小狗
A boy's violin practice prompts the family dog to howl, leading his exasperated father to suggest...
25 阅读Roses in My Hand | 我手中的玫瑰
A flower-loving lady proudly tells a young rose seller she picks her own roses for free, only to ...
30 阅读我的生词本
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