於陵曲銀臺公，讀書樓上。值陰雨晦瞑，見一小物，有光如螢，蠕蠕而行。過處，則黑如蚰跡。漸盤卷上，卷亦焦。意為龍，乃捧卷送之。至門外，持立良久，蠖曲不少動。公曰：「將無謂我不恭？」執卷返，仍置案上，冠帶長揖送之。方至檐下，但見昂首乍伸，離卷橫飛，其聲嗤然，光一道如縷；數步外，回首向公，則頭大於瓮，身數十圍矣；又一折反，霹靂震驚，騰霄而去。回視所行處，蓋曲曲自書笥中出焉。
於陵的曲銀臺公在樓上讀書。正逢陰雨，天色昏暗，他看見一個小東西，像螢火蟲一樣發著光，慢慢蠕動。它經過的地方都變黑了，像蚰爬過後留下的痕跡。它漸漸盤繞著爬上書卷，書卷也被燒焦了。曲公猜想它是龍，便捧起書卷，想送它出去。到了門外，他捧著書卷站了很久，它仍像尺蠖一樣蜷曲著，一點也不動。曲公說：「莫非是覺得我不夠恭敬？」便拿著書卷回去，仍放在桌上，戴好帽子，束好衣帶，深深作揖，再送它出去。剛到屋簷下，只見它昂起頭，忽然伸展開來，離開書卷橫著飛出，嗤的一聲，化作一道細線般的光。飛出幾步後，它回頭看向曲公，頭已經比甕還大，身子粗達幾十圍。它又轉了一個彎，霹靂震響，騰空而去。曲公回頭檢視它爬過的地方，才發現它原來是從書箱裡曲曲折折地爬出來的。
于陵曲银台公，读书楼上。值阴雨晦瞑，见一小物，有光如萤，蠕蠕而行。过处，则黑如蚰迹。渐盘卷上，卷亦焦。意为龙，乃捧卷送之。至门外，持立良久，蠖曲不少动。公曰：「将无谓我不恭？」执卷返，仍置案上，冠带长揖送之。方至檐下，但见昂首乍伸，离卷横飞，其声嗤然，光一道如缕；数步外，回首向公，则头大于瓮，身数十围矣；又一折反，霹雳震惊，腾霄而去。回视所行处，盖曲曲自书笥中出焉。
于陵的曲银台公在楼上读书。正逢阴雨，天色昏暗，他看见一个小东西，像萤火虫一样发着光，慢慢蠕动。它经过的地方都变黑了，像蚰爬过后留下的痕迹。它渐渐盘绕着爬上书卷，书卷也被烧焦了。曲公猜想它是龙，便捧起书卷，想送它出去。到了门外，他捧着书卷站了很久，它仍像尺蠖一样蜷曲着，一点也不动。曲公说：“莫非是觉得我不够恭敬？”便拿着书卷回去，仍放在桌上，戴好帽子，束好衣带，深深作揖，再送它出去。刚到屋檐下，只见它昂起头，忽然伸展开来，离开书卷横着飞出，嗤的一声，化作一道细线般的光。飞出几步后，它回头看向曲公，头已经比瓮还大，身子粗达几十围。它又转了一个弯，霹雳震响，腾空而去。曲公回头查看它爬过的地方，才发现它原来是从书箱里曲曲折折地爬出来的。
Lord Qu of Yuling, of the Transmission Office, was reading in his upstairs room. It was a dark day of steady rain, and he saw a tiny creature, glowing like a firefly, wriggling along. Wherever it passed it left a black trail, like the track of a slug. Little by little it coiled its way up onto a book, and the book too was scorched. Taking it for a dragon, he lifted the book in both hands to carry it out. At the door he stood holding it for a long time, but it lay curled like an inchworm and did not stir in the least. “Can it be that you think me disrespectful?” he said. He carried the book back and laid it on the desk again, put on his cap and sash, and bowed low to see it off. He had just reached the eaves when he saw it raise its head and suddenly stretch out. It left the book and shot away through the air with a hissing sound, a streak of light like a thread. A few paces off it turned its head toward him: the head was now bigger than a jar, and the body dozens of spans around. It turned once more; there was a crash of thunder, and it soared into the sky and was gone. Looking back along the way it had come, he saw that it had wound its way out of his book chest.