东曦既驾,僵卧长(zhang)愁。忽闻门外虫(chong)鸣。惊起(qi)觇(chan)视,虫宛然尚在。喜(xi)而捕之。一鸣(ming),辄跃去,行且(qie)速。覆(fu)之以(yi)掌,虚若无(wu)物(wu);手裁举(ju),则又(you)超忽而跃。急(ji)趁之,折(she)过墙隅,迷(mi)其所往。徘徊四顾,见虫伏壁上(shang)。审谛之,短小,黑赤色,顿(dun)非(fei)前物。成(cheng)以其小,劣之(zhi)。惟(wei)彷(pang)徨瞻顾(gu),寻所逐者。壁上(shang)小虫,忽跃(yue)落(luo)衿(jin)袖间。视之:形若土狗,梅花(hua)翅,方(fang)首长胫,意似良。喜而(er)收之。将(jiang)献公堂,惴惴恐不当意(yi),思(si)试之斗以觇(chan)之。村中少年好事者,驯养一虫,自名蟹壳(ke)青,日(ri)与子弟角,无不胜。欲居之(zhi)以(yi)为(wei)利,而高且直,亦(yi)无售者。径造(zao)庐(lu)访成(cheng)。视成所蓄,掩口(kou)胡(hu)卢而笑。因出己(ji)虫,纳比(bi)笼(long)中。成(cheng)视(shi)之(zhi),庞然修伟,自增惭(can)怍,不敢与较。少(shao)年固强之(zhi)。顾念(nian):蓄劣物,终无所用,不如(ru)拼搏一笑。因合纳(na)斗(dou)盆。小虫伏不动(dong),蠢若木鸡。少年又大笑。试(shi)以猪(zhu)鬣毛,撩(liao)拨虫(chong)须,仍不动(dong)。少年(nian)又(you)笑(xiao)。屡撩之,虫暴怒,直奔(ben),遂相腾(teng)击,振(zhen)奋(fen)作声。俄见(jian)小(xiao)虫跃起,张尾伸须,直敌(di)领。少年大骇(hai),解令休止。虫(chong)翘(qiao)然矜鸣(ming),似报(bao)主知(zhi)。成大喜。方共(gong)瞻玩,一鸡瞥(pie)来(lai),径进以啄(zhuo)。成骇(hai)立愕呼。幸啄不(bu)中,虫(chong)跃去尺有咫(zhi);鸡(ji)健进,逐逼(bi)之,虫已在爪(zhao)下(xia)矣。成仓(cang)促莫知所救,顿足(zu)失色。旋见鸡伸颈摆(bai)扑。监视,则(ze)虫集冠上(shang),力叮不(bu)释(shi)。成益惊喜(xi),掇置笼中。
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