法苑珠林 56.19

56.19

晉長安有張氏者。晝獨處室。有鳩自外入止于床。張氏惡之。披懷而祝曰。鳩爾來。為我禍耶。飛上承塵。為我福耶。來入我懷。鳩翻飛入懷。乃化為一鉤。從爾資產巨萬。

In Chang'an during the Jin, there was a certain Lady Zhang who was alone in her room during the day. A dove came in from outside and perched upon the bed. Lady Zhang detested it; opening her robe at the chest, she prayed, "Dove, if your coming brings me misfortune, fly up onto the ceiling; if you bring me fortune, come and enter my bosom." The dove fluttered, flew into her bosom, and turned into a hook. From that time on, her wealth and property amounted to tens of thousands.