萊蕪劉洞九，官汾州。獨坐署中，聞亭外笑語漸近，入室，則四女子：一四十許，一可三十，一二十四五已來，末後一垂髫者。並立几前，相視而笑。劉固知官署多狐，置不顧。少間，垂髫者出一紅巾，戲拋面上。劉拾擲窗間，仍不顧。四女一笑而去。
莱芜刘洞九，官汾州。独坐署中，闻亭外笑语渐近，入室，则四女子：一四十许，一可三十，一二十四五已来，末后一垂髫者。并立几前，相视而笑。刘固知官署多狐，置不顾。少间，垂髫者出一红巾，戏抛面上。刘拾掷窗间，仍不顾。四女一笑而去。
Liu Dongjiu of Laiwu held office in Fenzhou. He was sitting alone in his official residence when he heard laughing voices outside the pavilion, coming nearer. Into the room came four women: one about forty, one perhaps thirty, one twenty-four or twenty-five, and last a girl with her hair still hanging loose. They stood side by side before his desk, looking at one another and laughing. Liu knew well that government offices were full of foxes, and paid them no attention. After a little while the girl with loose hair took out a red kerchief and playfully tossed it onto his face. Liu picked it up and threw it onto the window sill, and still paid them no attention. The four women laughed and went away.
一日，年長者來，謂劉曰：「舍妹與君有緣，願無棄葑菲。」劉漫應之。女遂去。俄偕一婢，擁垂髫兒來，俾與劉並肩坐。曰：「一對好鳳侶，今夜諧花燭。勉事劉郎，我去矣。」劉諦視，光豔無儔，遂與燕好。詰其行蹤。女曰：「妾固非人，而實人也。妾，前官之女，蠱於狐，奄忽以死，窆園內。衆狐以術生我，遂飄然若狐。」劉因以手探尻際。女覺之，笑曰：「君將無謂狐有尾耶？」轉身云：「請試捫之。」自此，遂留不去。每行坐與小婢俱。家人俱尊以小君禮。婢媼參謁，賞賚甚豐。
一日，年长者来，谓刘曰：「舍妹与君有缘，愿无弃葑菲。」刘漫应之。女遂去。俄偕一婢，拥垂髫儿来，俾与刘并肩坐。曰：「一对好凤侣，今夜谐花烛。勉事刘郎，我去矣。」刘谛视，光艳无俦，遂与燕好。诘其行踪。女曰：「妾固非人，而实人也。妾，前官之女，蛊于狐，奄忽以死，窆园内。众狐以术生我，遂飘然若狐。」刘因以手探尻际。女觉之，笑曰：「君将无谓狐有尾耶？」转身云：「请试扪之。」自此，遂留不去。每行坐与小婢俱。家人俱尊以小君礼。婢媪参谒，赏赉甚丰。
One day the eldest came and said to Liu, “My little sister is fated to be yours. I hope you won’t throw away the turnip because of its root.” Liu gave her a careless yes, and she left. Soon she came back with a maid, the two of them bringing the girl with loose hair between them, and sat her down shoulder to shoulder with Liu. “What a fine pair of phoenix mates,” she said. “Tonight you shall light the wedding candles. Serve your Liu well. I’m going.” Liu looked the girl over closely: her radiant beauty had no equal. So he made love to her. Then he asked her who she was and where she came from. “It’s true I am not a living person,” she said, “and yet I really am one. I was the daughter of an official who held this post before you. A fox bewitched me, and I died all of a sudden and was buried in the garden. The foxes brought me back to life with their arts, and so now I drift about lightly, like a fox.” At this Liu felt about her backside with his hand. She noticed, and laughed. “You aren’t thinking foxes have tails, are you?” She turned round. “Go on, feel for yourself.” From then on she stayed and did not leave. Wherever she went or sat, her little maid was with her. The whole household honoured her as the Little Lady. When the maids and old women came to pay their respects, she rewarded them very generously.
值劉壽辰，賓客煩多，共三十餘筵，須庖人甚衆﹔先期牒拘，僅一二到者。劉不勝恚。女知之，便言：「勿憂。庖人既不足用，不如並其來者遣之。妾固短於才，然三十席亦不難辦。」劉喜，命以魚肉薑桂，悉移內署。家中人但聞刀砧聲，繁碎不絕。門內設一几，行炙者置柈其上；轉視，則肴俎已滿。托去復來，十餘人絡繹於道，取之不竭。末後，行炙人來索湯餅。內言曰：「主人未嘗預囑，咄嗟何以辦？」既而曰：「無已，其假之。」少頃，呼取湯餅。視之，三十餘碗，蒸騰几上。客既去，乃謂劉曰：「可出金貲，償某家湯餅。」劉使人將直去。則其家失湯餅，方共驚異；使至，疑始解。
值刘寿辰，宾客烦多，共三十余筵，须庖人甚众﹔先期牒拘，仅一二到者。刘不胜恚。女知之，便言：「勿忧。庖人既不足用，不如并其来者遣之。妾固短于才，然三十席亦不难办。」刘喜，命以鱼肉姜桂，悉移内署。家中人但闻刀砧声，繁碎不绝。门内设一几，行炙者置柈其上；转视，则肴俎已满。托去复来，十余人络绎于道，取之不竭。末后，行炙人来索汤饼。内言曰：「主人未尝预嘱，咄嗟何以办？」既而曰：「无已，其假之。」少顷，呼取汤饼。视之，三十余碗，蒸腾几上。客既去，乃谓刘曰：「可出金赀，偿某家汤饼。」刘使人将直去。则其家失汤饼，方共惊异；使至，疑始解。
When Liu’s birthday came round the guests were many, more than thirty tables in all, and a great many cooks were needed. He had sent out official summons for them in advance, but only one or two came. Liu was beside himself with rage. When she heard of it she said, “Don’t worry. Since there aren’t enough cooks to be of use, you may as well send away the ones who came. I have no great talents, but thirty tables are not hard to manage.” Liu was delighted, and had the fish and meat, the ginger and cinnamon, all moved into the inner quarters. The household heard nothing but the sound of knives on chopping boards, a busy patter that never stopped. A table was set just inside the door. The servers put their trays down on it, turned to look, and the dishes were already heaped full. They carried them off and came back, a dozen or more of them streaming along the path, and the food never ran out. At the very end the servers came asking for the noodles in broth. A voice from inside said, “The master never told us beforehand. How can it be got ready on the spot?” Then, after a moment, “There’s no help for it. We’ll borrow some.” In a little while they were called to fetch the noodles. They looked, and there were more than thirty bowls steaming on the table. When the guests had gone, she said to Liu, “Please take out some money to pay such-and-such a family for the noodles.” Liu sent a man there with the price. That family had lost their noodles and were all marvelling at it; when the messenger arrived, the mystery was cleared up.