第六十四篇Story Sixty-Four

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豬婆龍

猪婆龙

The Sow Dragon

仿清末石印本的线描:白昼江边泊船处,一个戴方巾、着长衫的留须客商在带篷货船的甲板上惊得后仰,一手攥着松脱的绳头、一手抬起,颈上拖着绳子的短身鳞甲龙形怪兽正从船舷右侧跃向翻起波浪的江面,左有系缆石桩与垂柳,远处是低山、小塔和两张小帆。

豬婆龍,產于西江。形似龍而短,能橫飛;常出沿江岸扑食鵝鴨。或獵得之,則貨其肉于陳﹑柯。此二姓皆友諒之裔,世食豬婆龍肉,他族不敢食也。一客自江右來,得一頭,縶舟中。一日,泊舟錢墉,縛稍懈,忽躍入江。俄頃,波濤大作,估舟傾沉。

豬婆龍產在西江,形狀像龍,但身子較短,能夠橫著飛行。它常常來到江岸,撲食鵝鴨。有人獵到它,就把肉賣給陳、柯兩姓的人。這兩姓都是友諒的後代,世世代代吃豬婆龍肉,其他姓氏的人都不敢吃。有個客人從江右來,得到一頭豬婆龍,把它拴在船裡。一天,他把船停在錢墉,繩子稍稍鬆了些,豬婆龍忽然躍入江中。片刻間,江上掀起大浪,商船翻覆沉沒了。

猪婆龙,产于西江。形似龙而短,能横飞;常出沿江岸扑食鹅鸭。或猎得之,则货其肉于陈﹑柯。此二姓皆友谅之裔,世食猪婆龙肉,他族不敢食也。一客自江右来,得一头,絷舟中。一日,泊舟钱墉,缚稍懈,忽跃入江。俄顷,波涛大作,估舟倾沉。

猪婆龙产在西江,形状像龙,但身子较短,能够横着飞行。它常常来到江岸,扑食鹅鸭。有人猎到它,就把肉卖给陈、柯两姓的人。这两姓都是友谅的后代,世世代代吃猪婆龙肉,其他姓氏的人都不敢吃。有个客人从江右来,得到一头猪婆龙,把它拴在船里。一天,他把船停在钱墉,绳子稍稍松了些,猪婆龙忽然跃入江中。片刻间,江上掀起大浪,商船翻覆沉没了。

The sow dragon is found in the West River. It looks like a dragon, but shorter, and it can fly sideways. It often comes out along the riverbanks to snatch geese and ducks. When someone catches one, he sells the meat to the Chens and the Kes. Both these clans descend from Chen Youliang; for generations they have eaten sow-dragon meat, and no other clan dares to eat it. A traveller from Jiangxi caught one and kept it tied up in his boat. One day he moored at Qiantang. The ropes had worked a little loose, and suddenly it leapt into the river. In a moment great waves rose, and the trader’s boat overturned and sank.

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