• Father Knows Best

    15-03-02 A little boy got on the bus, sat next to a man reading a book, and noticed he had his collar on backwards. The little boy asked why he wore his collar that way. The man, who was a priest, said, I am a Father. The little boy replied, My daddy doesn't...

  • The labourer and the snake 工人和蛇

    15-02-28 A labourer's little son was bitten by a snake and died of the wound. The father was beside himself with grief, and in his anger against the snake the caught up an axe and went and stood close to the snake's hole, and watched for a chance of killing...

  • The lion in love 恋爱的狮子

    14-12-03 A lion fell deeply in love with the daughter of a cottager and wanted to marry her; but her father was unwilling to give her to so fearsome a husband, and yet didn't want to offend the Lion, so he hit upon the following expedient. He went to the Lio...

  • Children In Church

    14-11-19 3-year-old Reese: Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name. Amen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A little boy was overheard praying: Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~...

  • 小布什回忆与尼克松女儿约会旧事

    14-11-16 Young George W. Bush once had a blind date with the daughter of President Richard Nixon. It didn't go so well. 第43任美国总统小布什回忆起年轻时曾与第37任美国总统理查德尼克松的女儿初次约会的旧事,约会似乎并不顺利。 Bush recalls the incident in an ane...

  • To Kill a Mockingbird 杀死一只知更鸟 Chapter 13

    14-11-13 Put my bag in the front bedroom, Calpurnia, was the first thing Aunt Alexandra said. Jean Louise, stop scratching your head, was the second thing she said. Calpurnia picked up Aunty's heavy suitcase and opened the door. I'll take it, saidJem, and to...

  • 打邻家的儿子

    14-11-12 There was one person who disliked his son so much that he whipped him often. One day, the father was beating his son again and was seen by his neighbor. The neighbor then took up a club and ran over to help beat the abominable son straight on the he...

  • Like father like son 有其父必有其子

    14-10-28 Once a boy's grandfather beat his grandson for playing with fire in the courtyard. The boy's father saw this and he got worried about his son. So he took a stick and began beating himself. The grandfather was surprised and asked: Why are you beating...

  • Digging

    14-10-23 Digging Seamus Heaney Between my finger and my thumb The squat pen rests; as snug as a gun. Under my window a clean rasping sound When the spade sinks into gravelly ground: My father, digging. I look down Till his straining rump among the flowerbeds...

  • 夜光之珠

    14-10-17 A fisherman, Bei Gongzhi got a very precious and rare luminous pearl, and all his acquaintances came to congratulate him. And the minister of the state of Song promised to take him to see the king of the state of Song and promised him that he would...