13-12-26 One summer's morning a little tailor was sitting on his table by the window; he was in good spirits, and sewed with all his might. Then came a peasant woman down the street crying, Good jams, cheap! Good jams, cheap! This rang pleasantly in the tail...

13-11-29 Once upon a time there was a princess who was ever so proud: if any man came to woo（求爱，追求） her she would set him a riddle, and if he couldn't guess it he was laughed to scorn and sent packing. She also had it made known that whoever did guess...

13-08-08 There was once on a time a princess who was extremely proud. If a wooer（求爱者） came she gave him some riddle to guess, and if he could not find it out, he was sent contemptuously（轻蔑地） away. She let it be made known also that whosoever solved...

13-08-08 A tailor's apprentice（学徒，生手） was travelling about the world in search of work, and at one time he could find none, and his poverty was so great that he had not a farthing to live on. Presently he met a Jew on the road, and as he thought he wo...

13-06-25 Let no one ever say that a poor tailor cannot do great things and win high honors; all that is needed is that he should go to the right smithy（铁匠铺） , and what is of most consequence, that he should have good luck. A civil, adroit tailor's appre...

13-06-08 There was once a tailor, who was a quarrelsome（喜欢吵架的） fellow, and his wife, who was good, industrious（勤勉的） , and pious（虔诚的） , never could please him. Whatever she did, he was not satisfied, but grumbled and scolded, and knocked her...

13-04-25 A tailor and a goldsmith were travelling together, and one evening when the sun had sunk behind the mountains, they heard the sound of distant music, which became more and more distinct. It sounded strange, but so pleasant that they forgot all their...

13-04-25 A certain tailor who was great at boasting but ill at doing, took it into his head to go abroad for a while, and look about the world. As soon as he could manage it, he left his workshop, and wandered on his way, over hill and dale（山谷） , sometim...

13-03-05 萝卜招聘是网上一个新词，讽刺有些地方招聘公务员采取量身定做（tailor made）的办法。比如有一个单位要招聘，却搞暗箱操作（manipulation behind the the scenes，scenes本意指舞台背景，这里不宜用black box一词，因为black box是飞机上的黑匣子），招工规定的学历、...

10-06-07 Once upon a time there was a princess who was ever so proud: if any man came to woo（追求） her she would set him a riddle, and if he couldn't guess it he was laughed to scorn and sent packing. She also had it made known that whoever did guess the a...