北直界有墮龍入村。其行重拙，入某紳家，其戶僅可容軀，塞而入。家人盡奔。登樓嘩噪，銃炮轟然。龍乃出。門外停貯潦水，淺不盈尺。龍入，轉側其中，身盡泥涂；極力騰躍，尺余輒墮。泥蟠三日，蠅集鱗甲。忽大雨，乃霹靂拏空而去。
北直境內，有一條龍從天上掉下來，進了村子。它走得沉重笨拙，來到一個鄉紳家裡，門口僅能容下它的身子，它硬擠了進去。家裡人全都逃開，登上樓大聲喊叫，又開槍放炮，轟然作響，龍才退了出來。門外積著一汪雨水，淺得不到一尺。龍鑽進去，在水裡翻來滾去，渾身沾滿泥。它竭力往上騰躍，可每次跳起一尺多就又掉下來。它在泥裡盤了三天，蒼蠅聚集在鱗甲上。忽然下起大雨，它才伴著霹靂聲騰空飛去。
北直界有堕龙入村。其行重拙，入某绅家，其户仅可容躯，塞而入。家人尽奔。登楼哗噪，铳炮轰然。龙乃出。门外停贮潦水，浅不盈尺。龙入，转侧其中，身尽泥涂；极力腾跃，尺余辄堕。泥蟠三日，蝇集鳞甲。忽大雨，乃霹雳拏空而去。
北直境内，有一条龙从天上掉下来，进了村子。它走得沉重笨拙，来到一个乡绅家里，门口仅能容下它的身子，它硬挤了进去。家里人全都逃开，登上楼大声喊叫，又开枪放炮，轰然作响，龙才退了出来。门外积着一汪雨水，浅得不到一尺。龙钻进去，在水里翻来滚去，浑身沾满泥。它竭力往上腾跃，可每次跳起一尺多就又掉下来。它在泥里盘了三天，苍蝇聚集在鳞甲上。忽然下起大雨，它才伴着霹雳声腾空飞去。
In Northern Zhili a dragon fell from the sky into a village. It moved heavily and clumsily. It went into the house of a certain gentleman; the doorway was barely wide enough for its body, and it squeezed its way in. The whole household fled. They climbed into the upper storey, shouting and clamouring, and fired off their guns with a great roar. At this the dragon came out. Outside the gate stood a pool of rainwater, less than a foot deep. The dragon got into it and rolled from side to side until its whole body was smeared with mud. It strained with all its might to leap up, but every time it rose a foot or so it fell back. For three days it lay coiled in the mud, and flies gathered on its scales. Then suddenly a great rain came down, and with a clap of thunder it clawed its way into the sky and was gone.
房生與友人登牛山，入寺游矚，忽椽間一黃磚墮，上盤一小蛇，細裁如蚓。忽旋一周，如指；又一周，已如帶。共驚，知為龍，群趨而下。方至山半，聞寺中霹靂一聲，震動山谷。天上黑雲如蓋，一巨龍夭矯其中，移時而沒。
房生和朋友登上牛山，進寺遊覽。忽然，一塊黃磚從椽子間掉下來，上面盤著一條小蛇，細得只有蚯蚓那麼粗。小蛇忽然轉了一圈，就變得像手指那麼粗；又轉了一圈，已經像衣帶那麼寬。大家都很驚慌，知道它是龍，一起急忙下山。剛走到半山腰，就聽見寺裡響起一聲霹靂，震動山谷。天上黑雲像大傘蓋一樣，一條巨龍在雲中蜿蜒騰躍，過了一會兒便消失了。
房生与友人登牛山，入寺游瞩，忽椽间一黄砖堕，上盘一小蛇，细裁如蚓。忽旋一周，如指；又一周，已如带。共惊，知为龙，群趋而下。方至山半，闻寺中霹雳一声，震动山谷。天上黑云如盖，一巨龙夭矫其中，移时而没。
房生和朋友登上牛山，进寺游览。忽然，一块黄砖从椽子间掉下来，上面盘着一条小蛇，细得只有蚯蚓那么粗。小蛇忽然转了一圈，就变得像手指那么粗；又转了一圈，已经像衣带那么宽。大家都很惊慌，知道它是龙，一起急忙下山。刚走到半山腰，就听见寺里响起一声霹雳，震动山谷。天上黑云像大伞盖一样，一条巨龙在云中蜿蜒腾跃，过了一会儿便消失了。
A scholar named Fang climbed Mount Niu with some friends and went into a temple to look around. Suddenly a yellow brick dropped from among the rafters. On it lay coiled a little snake, no thicker than an earthworm. All at once it turned about once, and was as thick as a finger; it turned once more, and was already as broad as a sash. They were all alarmed. Knowing it for a dragon, they hurried down the hill together. They had got only halfway when they heard a clap of thunder from the temple that shook the hills and valleys. Black clouds hung over the sky like a canopy, and in them a huge dragon writhed and twisted. After a while it vanished.
章丘小相公莊，有民婦適野，值大風，塵沙撲面，覺一目瞇，如含麥芒。揉之吹之，迄不愈。啟瞼而審視之，睛固無恙，但有赤線蜿蜒于肉分，或曰：「此蟄龍也。」婦懮懼待死。積三月余，天暴雨，忽巨霆一聲，裂眦而去。婦無少損。
章丘小相公莊，有個婦人到野外去，遇上大風，塵沙撲在臉上，覺得一隻眼睛進了東西，像夾著麥芒。揉了又吹，始終不好。扒開眼皮仔細檢視，眼珠本來沒有損傷，只是眼裡的皮肉間有一條彎彎曲曲的紅線。有人說：「這是條蟄伏的龍。」婦人又憂愁又害怕，只等著死。過了三個多月，天上下起暴雨，忽然響起一聲巨雷，那條龍裂開她的眼角飛了出去，婦人卻沒有受到絲毫損傷。
章丘小相公庄，有民妇适野，值大风，尘沙扑面，觉一目瞇，如含麦芒。揉之吹之，迄不愈。启睑而审视之，睛固无恙，但有赤线蜿蜒于肉分，或曰：「此蛰龙也。」妇懮惧待死。积三月余，天暴雨，忽巨霆一声，裂眦而去。妇无少损。
章丘小相公庄，有个妇人到野外去，遇上大风，尘沙扑在脸上，觉得一只眼睛进了东西，像夹着麦芒。揉了又吹，始终不好。扒开眼皮仔细查看，眼珠本来没有损伤，只是眼里的皮肉间有一条弯弯曲曲的红线。有人说：“这是条蛰伏的龙。”妇人又忧愁又害怕，只等着死。过了三个多月，天上下起暴雨，忽然响起一声巨雷，那条龙裂开她的眼角飞了出去，妇人却没有受到丝毫损伤。
At Xiaoxianggong Village in Zhangqiu, a peasant woman was going out into the fields when a great wind blew up and dashed dust and sand in her face. She felt something in one eye, as if a wheat awn were caught there. She rubbed it and blew on it, but it never got better. When the lid was held open and the eye looked at closely, the eyeball itself was unharmed, but a red thread wound its way through the flesh. Someone said, “That is a dragon lying dormant.” The woman, sick with fear, waited to die. More than three months later there was a violent storm. Suddenly, with a great clap of thunder, the thing split the corner of her eye and was gone. The woman was not harmed in the least.
袁宣四言：「在蘇州，值陰晦，霹靂大作。眾見龍垂雲際，鱗甲張動，爪中摶一人頭，鬚眉畢見；移時，入雲而沒。亦未聞有失其頭者。」
袁宣四說：「我在蘇州時，遇上一個陰暗的天氣，雷聲大作。眾人看見一條龍從雲邊垂下身子，鱗甲張開抖動，爪子裡抓著一個人的頭，鬍鬚眉毛都看得清清楚楚。過了一會兒，它鑽進雲裡，消失了。可也沒聽說有誰掉了腦袋。」
袁宣四言：「在苏州，值阴晦，霹雳大作。众见龙垂云际，鳞甲张动，爪中抟一人头，须眉毕见；移时，入云而没。亦未闻有失其头者。」
袁宣四说：“我在苏州时，遇上一个阴暗的天气，雷声大作。众人看见一条龙从云边垂下身子，鳞甲张开抖动，爪子里抓着一个人的头，胡须眉毛都看得清清楚楚。过了一会儿，它钻进云里，消失了。可也没听说有谁掉了脑袋。”
Yuan Xuansi said: “When I was in Suzhou, one dark, overcast day there was a great burst of thunder. Everyone saw a dragon hanging down from the edge of the clouds, its scales bristling and stirring. In its claws it clutched a man’s head, the beard and eyebrows plain to see. After a while it went up into the clouds and vanished. Yet no one ever heard of anyone losing his head.”