公明仪为牛弹清角之操，伏食为故，非牛不闻，不合其耳矣。转为蚊虻之声，孤牍之鸣，即掉尾，奋耳、蹀躞而听。
——《牟子》
Playing
the Harp to an Ox
One day Gong Mingyi,
the celebrated musician, was playing an elegant tune on his harp to amuse a
browsing ox. The ox, however,
continued to munch, paying no heed to him at all. Then he struck up some
different notes, which sounded like mosquitoes droning and calves bleating. Whereupon
the ox flicked its tail, pricked up its ears, and began frisking round and round,
evidently absorbed in the music.
Mou
Zi （杨宪益、戴乃迭 译） |
