A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used todwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he camenear they turned their tails to one another, so that whichever wayhe approached them he was met by the horns of one of them. Atlast …

A little boy came home from the playground with a bloody nose, black eye, and torn clothing. It was obvious he'd been in a bad fight and lost. While his father was patching him up, he asked his son what happened."Well, Dad," said the boy, "I challenged Lar …

a fragrant, disease-resistant, long-lasting, long-stemmed, reblooming, perfectly formed rose with a clear non-fading vivid red color. Absolute perfection still hasn’t been attained, and of course never will!There is a special rose language invented as a se …

A CARTER was driving a waggon loaded with a merchant's goods, when the wheels stuck in a rut. Thereupon he began to pray to Hercules, without other exertion. "Indolent fellow!" said Hercules; "you ask me to help you, but will not help yourself." So the Car …

A fisherman happened to come upon（偶然见到） a place called Peach-Blossom Spring. Squeezing（压榨，推挤） through a cave, he found a village, the residents of which were descendants（后代，晚辈） of refugees from the Qin Dynasty. It was a paradise isolated（鼓励，绝缘） from the ou …

A blonde had just gotten a new sports car and was out for a drive when she accidentally cut off a large truck. The driver was outraged and was eventually able to make her pull over. He got out of his truck and pulled a piece of chalk from his pocket. He dr …

As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), suggests that the "healthy" ingredient（原料，要素） in red wine, resveratrol（白藜芦醇） , may prevent the negative effects that spaceflight and sedentary（久坐的） lifest …

A Father came home from a long business trip to find his young son riding a brand new bike. "Where did you get the money for that?" he asked. "It must have cost over 300 dollars!" "I earned it hiking," replied the boy. "Hiking??? Come on son, tell your Dad …

Cowboy Joe was telling his fellow cowboys back on the ranch about his first visit to a big city church."When I got there, they had me park my old truck in the corral," Joe began."You mean the parking lot," interrupted Charlie, a more worldly fellow."I walk …

A prominent lawyer's son dreamed of following in his father's footsteps. After graduating from college and law school with honors, he returned home to join his father's firm, intent on proving himself to be a skilled and worthy attorney.At the end of his f …