廣弘明集 26.20

26.20

王克為永嘉郡。有人餉羊。集賓欲讌。而羊繩解來投一客。先跪兩拜便入衣中。此客竟不言之。固無救請。須臾宰羊為炙。先行至客。一臠入口便下皮內。周行遍體痛楚號𧥣方復說之。遂作羊鳴而死。

When Wang Ke was governor of Yongjia Commandery, someone presented him with a sheep. He gathered guests intending to hold a banquet. The sheep's rope came untied, and it rushed to a certain guest, first kneeling and bowing twice, and then ducked into his robe. This guest never spoke of it, nor did he plead to save it. Shortly afterward, the sheep was slaughtered and roasted, and the first serving was brought to this guest. As soon as a piece of meat entered his mouth, it sank under his skin and traveled throughout his body. In agonizing pain, he wailed and shrieked, and only then recounted the incident. He subsequently bleated like a sheep and died.