廣弘明集 26.20

26.20

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.