东曦既(ji)驾,僵卧长愁。忽闻门外虫(chong)鸣。惊(jing)起觇视(shi),虫(chong)宛然尚在(zai)。喜而捕之。一鸣(ming),辄(zhe)跃去(qu),行且速。覆之(zhi)以掌,虚若(ruo)无物(wu);手裁(cai)举,则又超忽(hu)而(er)跃(yue)。急趁(chen)之(zhi),折过墙隅,迷其所往。徘徊(huai)四顾(gu),见虫(chong)伏(fu)壁上。审谛之,短小,黑赤色,顿(dun)非前(qian)物。成(cheng)以(yi)其小,劣之。惟彷(pang)徨瞻顾,寻所逐(zhu)者。壁(bi)上小虫(chong),忽跃落(luo)衿袖(xiu)间。视之(zhi):形若土狗,梅(mei)花翅,方首长胫,意似良(liang)。喜而(er)收之。将献(xian)公堂,惴惴恐不当意(yi),思试之斗以觇之(zhi)。村中少(shao)年(nian)好事(shi)者(zhe),驯养一(yi)虫(chong),自名蟹壳青,日与子弟(di)角,无(wu)不胜。欲居之(zhi)以(yi)为利,而高且直,亦(yi)无售者(zhe)。径造(zao)庐访成(cheng)。视(shi)成所(suo)蓄,掩口胡卢(lu)而(er)笑。因出(chu)己虫,纳比(bi)笼中(zhong)。成视之,庞然修伟(wei),自(zi)增惭怍,不敢(gan)与较。少(shao)年固强之(zhi)。顾(gu)念:蓄劣物,终无所用,不如拼(pin)搏一笑。因合纳(na)斗盆。小(xiao)虫(chong)伏不动,蠢若木鸡。少年(nian)又大(da)笑。试(shi)以猪鬣(lie)毛,撩拨虫须,仍不动(dong)。少(shao)年又(you)笑。屡(lv)撩之(zhi),虫暴怒,直奔(ben),遂相腾击,振奋作声。俄见(jian)小虫跃起(qi),张(zhang)尾伸须,直(zhi)敌领。少年(nian)大骇(hai),解令休止。虫翘然(ran)矜鸣(ming),似报主知。成大(da)喜。方共(gong)瞻玩(wan),一鸡瞥来,径进以啄(zhuo)。成骇立愕呼。幸啄不中,虫跃去(qu)尺有咫(zhi);鸡健进,逐逼之,虫(chong)已在爪下矣(yi)。成仓促莫知(zhi)所救(jiu),顿足失色。旋见鸡(ji)伸颈摆(bai)扑。监视,则(ze)虫集冠上,力叮不释(shi)。成益(yi)惊喜(xi),掇置笼(long)中。
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