一贫士遇故人于途；故人已得仙术矣。相劳苦中，因指道旁一砖成赤金赠之。士嫌其少，更指一大石狮为赠，士嫌未已。 仙曰：“汝欲如何？” 士曰：“愿乞公此指！”
——《笑府》
I Want Your Finger
A
poor man one day met an old friend who had become an immortal. After hearing
his friend complain of his poverty, the immortal pointed his finger at a brick
by the roadside, which immediately turned into a gold ingot. He presented it to
his friend. When the man was not satisfied with this, he gave him a big gold
lion. But the man was still not appeased. “What
more do you want?” asked his immortal friend. “I
want your finger!” was the reply.
Xiao Fu （杨宪益、戴乃迭 译） |
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