• The cat and mice 猫和老鼠

    15-05-25 There was once a house that was overrun with mice. A cat heard of this, and said to herself, That's the place for me, and off she went and took up her quarters in the house, and caught the mice one by one and ate them. At last the mice could stand i...

  • The charcoal-burner and the fuller 烧炭工和漂洗工

    15-05-25 There was once a charcoal-burner who lived and worked by himself. A fuller, however, happened to come and settle in the same neighbourhood; and the charcoal-burner, having made his acquaintance and finding he was an agreeable sort of fellow, asked h...

  • A Businessman's Idea 商人的主意

    15-05-25 A family moved from the city to the suburbs, and were told they ought to get a watchdog to guard their house. So they bought the largest dog available from a near-by dealer. Shortly afterwards the house was broken into at night by burglars while the...

  • iceberg homes 冰山宅

    15-05-13 Iceberg homes are houses with big, hidden basements that may be significantly larger than the house that appears on the surface. These basements can be as many as four storeys deep huge subterranean bunkers often containing luxury add-ons such as sw...

  • 印尼逆天广告 买房赠媳妇

    15-03-25 An advert for a house in Indonesia has gone viral online after the woman selling it offered to throw in an unusual extra feature for free -- her hand in marriage. 近日,印尼一则卖房广告在网络上疯传,原因就是这则广告中买房的赠品太稀奇购房者将得到一个...

  • Car Trouble

    15-03-17 A Rabbi, a Monk, and a lawyer are riding down the road when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. Spotting a farmhouse they walk over and tell the farmer they need a place to stay the night while they wait for a tow. I've got room in the h...

  • Justine 淑女的眼泪 Chapter 16

    15-03-03 Therese, and nothing could have been more phlegmatic than his manner as he spoke, I have found a more reliable method than the one I proposed to attain our objectives, but numerous details are involved, and I dare not come so often to your room; at...

  • The New Pastor

    15-03-02 A new pastor was visiting in the homes of his parishioners. At one house it seemed obvious that someone was at home, but no answer came to his repeated knocks at the door. Therefore, he took out a business card and wrote 'Revelation 3:20' on the bac...

  • Art and life

    15-02-27 My parents owned six books between them. Two of those were Bibles and the third was a concordance to the Old and New Testaments. The fourth was The House At Pooh Corner. The fifth, The Chatterbox Annual 1923 and the sixth, Malorys Morte d'Artliur. I...

  • Why I want a life

    15-02-27 I want a wife who will take care of my physical needs. I want a wife who will keep my house clean. A wife who will pick up after my children, a wife who will pick up after me. I want a wife who will keep my clothes clean, ironed, mended, replaced wh...