有桶戲者，桶可容升；無底，中空，亦如俗戲。戲人以二席置街上，持一升入桶中；旋出，即有白米滿升，傾注席上；又取又傾，頃刻兩席皆滿。然後一一量入，畢而舉之，猶空桶。奇在多也。
有個人表演桶戲，用的桶約能容一升，裡面是空的，沒有桶底，與尋常戲法用的桶一樣。表演的人把兩張席子鋪在街上，拿著一個一升的量器伸進桶裡，隨即取出，裡面已裝滿白米，便倒在席上。他一量又一量地取米、倒米，片刻之間，兩張席子上都堆滿了。然後，他又把米一量一量地裝回桶裡。全裝完後，把桶舉起來，仍然是個空桶。這戲法的奇妙之處，就在於米的數量那麼多。
有桶戏者，桶可容升；无底，中空，亦如俗戏。戏人以二席置街上，持一升入桶中；旋出，即有白米满升，倾注席上；又取又倾，顷刻两席皆满。然后一一量入，毕而举之，犹空桶。奇在多也。
有个人表演桶戏，用的桶约能容一升，里面是空的，没有桶底，与寻常戏法用的桶一样。表演的人把两张席子铺在街上，拿着一个一升的量器伸进桶里，随即取出，里面已装满白米，便倒在席上。他一量又一量地取米、倒米，片刻之间，两张席子上都堆满了。然后，他又把米一量一量地装回桶里。全装完后，把桶举起来，仍然是个空桶。这戏法的奇妙之处，就在于米的数量那么多。
There was a man who did the bucket trick. His bucket held about a sheng. It had no bottom and was hollow inside, like the ones common conjurers use. He laid two mats out in the street, took a sheng measure and put it into the bucket. He drew it straight out again full of white rice and poured it onto a mat. Again he dipped and poured, and in a moment both mats were full. Then he measured it all back in, one measure after another, and when he had finished he lifted the bucket: it was as empty as before. The marvel was in how much there was.
利津李見田，在顏鎮閑游陶場，欲市巨瓮，與陶人爭直，不成而去。至夜，窯中未出者六十餘瓮，啟視一空。陶人大驚，疑李，踵門求之。李謝不知。固哀之，乃曰：「我代汝出窯，一瓮不損，在魁星樓下非與？」如言往視，果一一俱在。樓在鎮之南山，去場三里餘。傭工運之，三日乃盡。
利津的李見田在顏鎮的陶場閒逛，想買一隻大甕，與製陶的人爭論價錢，沒談成便走了。到了晚上，窯裡還有六十多隻甕沒取出來，可打開一看，竟然空空如也。製陶的人大驚，懷疑是李見田做的，便上門求他歸還。李見田推說自己不知道。那人苦苦哀求，他才說：「我替你把甕搬出窯了，一隻也沒損壞，不就在魁星樓下面嗎？」那人照他說的去看，果然一隻不少，全在那裡。魁星樓在鎮南的山上，離陶場三里多。製陶的人僱了工人把甕運回，足足搬了三天才搬完。
利津李见田，在颜镇闲游陶场，欲市巨瓮，与陶人争直，不成而去。至夜，窑中未出者六十余瓮，启视一空。陶人大惊，疑李，踵门求之。李谢不知。固哀之，乃曰：「我代汝出窑，一瓮不损，在魁星楼下非与？」如言往视，果一一俱在。楼在镇之南山，去场三里余。佣工运之，三日乃尽。
利津的李见田在颜镇的陶场闲逛，想买一只大瓮，与制陶的人争论价钱，没谈成便走了。到了晚上，窑里还有六十多只瓮没取出来，可打开一看，竟然空空如也。制陶的人大惊，怀疑是李见田做的，便上门求他归还。李见田推说自己不知道。那人苦苦哀求，他才说：“我替你把瓮搬出窑了，一只也没损坏，不就在魁星楼下面吗？”那人照他说的去看，果然一只不少，全在那里。魁星楼在镇南的山上，离陶场三里多。制陶的人雇了工人把瓮运回，足足搬了三天才搬完。
Li Jiantian of Lijin was idling about a pottery works in Yanzhen. He wanted to buy a big jar and haggled with the potter over the price, but they could not agree and he left. That night more than sixty jars were still in the kiln, not yet taken out. When the potter opened it, it was empty. The potter was dismayed. He suspected Li, and went to his door to beg for them. Li made excuses and said he knew nothing about it. The potter pleaded hard, and at last Li said, “I unloaded the kiln for you, and not one jar is damaged. Aren’t they under the Kuixing Tower?” The potter went as he was told and looked, and there they all were, every one. The tower stood on the hill south of the town, a little over three li from the works. He hired labourers to carry them back, and it took them three days.