After the Mountain Was “Removed” …

After the Mountain Was “Removed” … Wang Zhi “The Foolish Old Man Removes the Mountains” is a well-known ancient Chinese fable about an old man who was determined to dig away the two mountains in front of his house despite the impossibility of the task. Today, I’d like to tell a modern version of the story. There was once a young man who lived in an isolated mountain village. A great mountain lay right in front of his house, making his travel...

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Inspiration From Two Flower Baskets

Inspiration From Two Flower Baskets Xu Fan There was a popular story in the time of Solomon, which goes like this: Once, King Solomon received two baskets of rare flowers from the envoy of a neighboring kingdom. These two baskets of flowers were extremely alike in their leaves and petals. The envoy said to King Solomon, “Your Majesty, of these two baskets of flowers, one is that of genuine flowers and the other artificial ones. Sire, your wisdom...

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Everyone Has a Bill That He Does not Have to Pay

Everyone Has a Bill That He Does not Have to Pay Liang Zhi Thoughts Provoked by the Story of the Bills There was once a boy named Tom who presented his mother with a bill. The bill says, “The sum Mom owes Tom is as follows: Mom should pay Tom $5 for helping mop the floor; $10 for buying mom daily necessities; $15 for babysitting my younger sister; and $20 for being a good boy. That comes to $50. Your son, Tom.” Then Tom hung out cheerfully...

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Let Go of Yourself and Be Open to Different Voices

Let Go of Yourself and Be Open to Different Voices Lin Lan There is an owl named Dada in a forest. After delivering five cute babies, Dada decides to find a bigger hole for her babies to grow healthy and happy. At last, she singles out a large tree deep in the forest. Dada’s friend Benben suggests to her that she should not make her new home there, for a male fox lives under the tree. In the forest, it is very dangerous to be a fox’s neighbor....

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Where Is Our Refuge From the Widespread Terror Attacks?

Where Is Our Refuge From the Widespread Terror Attacks? Xiao Yang Following the Manchester Arena bombing on May 22 which killed 22 people, another terror attack took place at London Bridge and Borough Market at around 10 P.M. Saturday. A white van veered on and off the bridge sidewalk, running over pedestrians, and then three men jumped out of the vehicle and stabbed patrons indiscriminately at the bars and restaurants of Borough Market. 8 people were killed and 48 others injured at the scene. Reading the news, I suddenly felt that the epidemic...

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Have You Found the Secret of Teaching? II

Have You Found the Secret of Teaching? II Afterward, a student who came from other place transferred to our school. He was so mischievous that other teachers were not willing to take him. Finally, the principal put him in my class. However, in class, he left classroom whenever he wanted to; after class, he often made troubles and fought with low-grade students. As a result, some students, teachers and even some parents of other students came to...

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