东曦既驾(jia),僵卧长愁(chou)。忽(hu)闻门外(wai)虫鸣。惊起(qi)觇视,虫(chong)宛然(ran)尚在。喜(xi)而捕之。一鸣(ming),辄跃去(qu),行且速。覆(fu)之以掌(zhang),虚若无物(wu);手(shou)裁(cai)举,则(ze)又(you)超忽(hu)而跃。急趁(chen)之,折过墙(qiang)隅,迷其所(suo)往。徘徊(huai)四顾,见虫伏壁上。审(shen)谛之,短小,黑赤色,顿(dun)非(fei)前(qian)物。成以其小,劣之。惟(wei)彷徨瞻顾(gu),寻所逐者。壁(bi)上(shang)小虫,忽跃落衿(jin)袖间(jian)。视(shi)之:形(xing)若(ruo)土(tu)狗,梅花翅,方首(shou)长胫(jing),意似良。喜而(er)收(shou)之。将献(xian)公堂,惴惴(zhui)恐不当意,思试之(zhi)斗以觇之。村中少年好事(shi)者(zhe),驯养一(yi)虫,自名蟹壳青,日与子弟角,无不胜。欲居之以为利(li),而高且直,亦无售(shou)者。径造庐访(fang)成。视(shi)成所蓄,掩口胡卢(lu)而笑。因出己虫,纳比笼中(zhong)。成(cheng)视之(zhi),庞然修伟,自(zi)增(zeng)惭怍,不(bu)敢与(yu)较。少年(nian)固强之。顾念(nian):蓄劣物(wu),终无(wu)所用,不如拼搏(bo)一笑(xiao)。因合(he)纳斗盆。小虫伏(fu)不动,蠢若木(mu)鸡。少年(nian)又大(da)笑。试以(yi)猪鬣毛,撩拨(bo)虫须(xu),仍不动。少年又笑。屡撩之,虫暴怒,直奔,遂相(xiang)腾击,振(zhen)奋作声。俄见(jian)小虫跃起,张尾(wei)伸须,直敌(di)领。少年大骇(hai),解令(ling)休(xiu)止(zhi)。虫翘(qiao)然矜(jin)鸣,似报(bao)主知。成大喜。方共瞻玩,一鸡(ji)瞥(pie)来,径进(jin)以啄。成骇立愕呼(hu)。幸啄不中,虫跃去尺有(you)咫;鸡健(jian)进,逐逼之,虫已在(zai)爪下矣(yi)。成仓促莫知(zhi)所救,顿足(zu)失色。旋见鸡伸(shen)颈摆扑。监视,则虫集(ji)冠上,力叮不释。成益惊喜,掇置笼(long)中(zhong)。
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