Ten – year – old, my cousin took me fishing by the river. Shortly after we started fishing, my float sank suddenly. I thought a big fish had bitten the hook and called my cousin to help me pull the rod together. But then I saw a vague figure emerging from the river. My cousin let out a terrified scream: “Run! That’s not a fish! It’s a man – eating
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When my wife went to take a bath, I accidentally saw a message from her fat – loss nutritionist. “I’ve provided you with all my high – protein today. Come tomorrow and let me check if your body measurements have decreased.” I initially thought “high – protein” was just a term related to weight – loss meals. But in the next second, I was presented with a photo sent by
Do you know why you shouldn’t open the curtains when taking a train at night? When I was on the train, the mountain was blocked by heavy snow. I saw a tall figure with long limbs in the mountain, waving at me in the thick fog. When I was wondering what it was, my dad’s face changed drastically. He quickly closed the curtain. Shivering, he said to my mom, “It’s
I did a bad thing when I was in junior high school. At that time, I didn’t feel much about it. Instead, I was even glad that no one found out. But when I learned the complete truth, I was so desperate that I wanted to die. A despicable and shameless person like me is surely going to hell. 1 In junior high school, I was a good student in
“We had a deadly taboo there. If a newlywed couple encountered a funeral procession while on their way to welcome the bride, they couldn’t consummate the marriage within seven days, nor could they leave the bridal chamber. Otherwise, the bride and groom would be cursed, and one of them would turn into an evil ghost and eat everyone in the family. Ordinarily, such a clash between a wedding and a
“At the kindergarten graduation ceremony where mothers were organized to perform, Luo Zhen didn’t show up again. She hadn’t shown her face at our daughter’s kindergarten all year. I was already used to it. Wearing a wig and an ill-fitting dress, I was ready to go on stage instead of Luo Zhen to fulfill our daughter’s last wish before she passed away. But backstage, I ran into Luo Zhen, who
Chen Du, an orphan, dropped out of school and started working at the age of eighteen to support his sister Lin Yitang’s education. He regarded Lin Yitang as the whole of his life. Even if he could only afford to eat two steamed buns a day, Chen Du would still sell his blood to raise money and buy birthday gifts for Lin Yitang. He thought that Lin Yitang would understand
“When the doomsday came, the oxygen content in the air rose to 70%. Insects mutated, and fires broke out frequently.” “Everyone had to rely on oxygen cylinders to live.” “Grandma and Uncle’s family took away all our oxygen cylinders when they saw that resources were limited.” “Our house was burned to the ground because the piled-up trash was ignited by a small spark.” “Although my parents and I narrowly escaped