When Mary Van Beke was growing up in the 1920s, she lived in Newark, N.J., and was the oldest of four children. Her parents were immigrants from Europe. And as Mary tells her son, ...

'What shall I do,' said a very little dog one day to his mother, 'to show my gratitude to our good master, and make myself of some value to him? I cannot draw or carry burdens like...

In the remote southern seas there is a cluster of islands. The weather is fair, the land is fertile and the ocean is rich with fish. Each island is inhabited by a different race of...

I know now that the man who sat with me on the old wooden stairs that hot summer night over thirty-five years ago was not a tall man. But to a five-year-old, he was a giant. We sat...

Pencil: You know, I‘m really sorry. Eraser: For what? You didn‘t do anything wrong. Pencil: I‘m sorry, cause you get hurt because of me. Whenever I make a mistake, you are alw...

A squirrel, merrily leaping on the branches of an oak tree, accidentally missed its hold and fell upon a lion who lay at the trunk, basking in the shade. His Majesty awoke in anger...

Within the memory of the youngest child there was a family of rabbits who lived near a pack of wolves. The wolves announced that they did not like the way the rabbits were living. ...

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect...

It rains when Heaven deems fit, mother remarries when she wants to—a popular saying often heard in China, what‘s the source of it? It comes from a legend.  中国有句老话...

英国王位第二顺位继承人、全球最受瞩目的英国王子威廉，于2011年4月29日，在伦敦迎娶交往8年的女友凯特·米德尔顿。这位准新娘虽出身中产家庭，然而在威廉面前却不乏幽默自信，面对媒体大...