东曦既驾,僵卧(wo)长(zhang)愁。忽闻(wen)门(men)外虫鸣。惊起(qi)觇视(shi),虫宛然尚在。喜而(er)捕之。一鸣(ming),辄跃去,行且速。覆之以掌,虚(xu)若无物;手裁举,则(ze)又(you)超忽而跃。急趁之,折过墙隅,迷其所往(wang)。徘徊四顾,见虫伏壁(bi)上。审(shen)谛(di)之,短小(xiao),黑赤色,顿非前物(wu)。成以其小,劣(lie)之。惟彷徨瞻顾,寻所逐者。壁(bi)上(shang)小虫,忽(hu)跃落衿袖间。视之(zhi):形若土狗,梅花(hua)翅,方首长胫,意(yi)似良。喜而收之。将(jiang)献(xian)公堂,惴惴恐不当意,思试(shi)之斗以觇(chan)之(zhi)。村中(zhong)少年好事者,驯养一虫(chong),自名蟹壳青,日与(yu)子弟角,无(wu)不(bu)胜。欲居(ju)之以为利,而(er)高(gao)且直,亦(yi)无售(shou)者。径(jing)造庐访成。视成所蓄,掩口(kou)胡卢而(er)笑(xiao)。因(yin)出(chu)己虫,纳(na)比笼(long)中。成视之,庞然(ran)修伟(wei),自(zi)增(zeng)惭(can)怍,不(bu)敢与较。少年固强之(zhi)。顾念:蓄劣物,终无所用,不如拼(pin)搏一笑。因合(he)纳斗(dou)盆。小虫伏不动,蠢(chun)若木鸡。少(shao)年又大笑(xiao)。试以猪鬣毛,撩(liao)拨虫(chong)须,仍(reng)不(bu)动(dong)。少年又笑。屡撩之,虫暴怒,直(zhi)奔,遂相腾击,振奋作声。俄(e)见小(xiao)虫跃起(qi),张(zhang)尾伸须,直敌领。少(shao)年大骇,解令休止。虫翘然矜鸣,似(si)报主知。成大喜。方共瞻(zhan)玩,一鸡(ji)瞥(pie)来,径进以啄。成(cheng)骇立愕呼。幸啄不中,虫跃(yue)去(qu)尺有(you)咫;鸡健进,逐逼之(zhi),虫(chong)已在爪下矣(yi)。成(cheng)仓(cang)促莫(mo)知(zhi)所救(jiu),顿足(zu)失色。旋见鸡(ji)伸颈(jing)摆扑(pu)。监视(shi),则(ze)虫(chong)集(ji)冠(guan)上,力(li)叮(ding)不(bu)释。成(cheng)益惊喜,掇置笼中。
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