山右衛中堂為諸生時，假齋僧院。苦室中蜰蟲蚊蚤甚多，夜不成寐。食後偃息在床，忽見一小武士首插雉尾，身高二寸許，騎馬大如蠟，臂上青鞲，有鷹如蠅。自外而入，盤旋室中，行且駛。公方疑注，忽又一人入，裝亦如之，腰束小弓矢，牽獵犬如巨蟻。又俄頃，步者、騎者，紛紛來以數百輩，鷹犬皆數百。見有蚊蠅飛起，縱鷹騰擊，盡撲殺之。獵犬登床緣壁，搜噬虱蚤，凡罅有所伏藏，嗅之無不出者，頃刻之間，決殺殆盡。公偽睡睨之，鷹集犬竄于其身。既而一黃衣人，著平天冠如王者，登別榻，系駟葦篾間。從騎皆下，獻飛獻走，紛集盈側，亦不知作何語。無何，王者登小輦，衛士倉皇，各命鞍馬，萬蹄攢奔，紛如撒菽，煙飛霧騰，斯須散盡。公歷歷在目，駭詫不知所由。
山右的衛中堂還是秀才時，借僧院裡的一間屋子讀書。屋裡臭蟲、蚊子和跳蚤很多，擾得他夜裡無法入睡。一天，吃過飯後，他躺在床上休息，忽然看見一個小武士從外面進來，頭上插著雉尾，身高只有兩寸左右，騎的馬只有蠅蛆那麼大。小武士胳膊上戴著青色的皮護臂，上面停著一隻像蒼蠅那麼大的鷹。他在屋裡來回繞行，走得很快。衛公正在疑惑地注視著，忽然又進來一個人，打扮也一樣，腰間帶著小弓箭，牽著一隻像大螞蟻那麼大的獵狗。又過了片刻，步行的、騎馬的紛紛進來，足有幾百人，鷹和獵狗也各有幾百只。一見蚊蠅飛起，他們便放鷹撲擊，全都殺死了。獵狗爬上床，沿著牆壁搜尋，咬死蝨子和跳蚤。凡是藏在縫隙裡的蟲子，一經它們嗅聞，就沒有不被搜出來的，片刻之間，幾乎全被殺光。衛公假裝睡著，斜著眼睛偷看，只見鷹停在他身上，獵狗也在他身上奔跑。隨後，一個穿黃衣的人，戴著平天冠，模樣像個國王，登上另一張床，把拉車的四匹馬拴在葦蓆的篾條間。跟隨的騎士全都下馬，把獵獲的飛蟲和爬蟲獻上，紛紛聚在他身邊，擠得滿滿的，也不知道說的是什麼話。不久，那國王登上小車，衛士們慌忙備馬上鞍，無數馬蹄一齊奔動，紛亂得像撒了一地的豆子，煙塵飛揚，霧氣騰起，轉眼就散得一乾二淨。衛公把一切看得清清楚楚，驚訝不已，不知道他們究竟從哪裡來。
山右卫中堂为诸生时，假斋僧院。苦室中蜰虫蚊蚤甚多，夜不成寐。食后偃息在床，忽见一小武士首插雉尾，身高二寸许，骑马大如蜡，臂上青鞲，有鹰如蝇。自外而入，盘旋室中，行且驶。公方疑注，忽又一人入，装亦如之，腰束小弓矢，牵猎犬如巨蚁。又俄顷，步者、骑者，纷纷来以数百辈，鹰犬皆数百。见有蚊蝇飞起，纵鹰腾击，尽扑杀之。猎犬登床缘壁，搜噬虱蚤，凡罅有所伏藏，嗅之无不出者，顷刻之间，决杀殆尽。公伪睡睨之，鹰集犬窜于其身。既而一黄衣人，着平天冠如王者，登别榻，系驷苇篾间。从骑皆下，献飞献走，纷集盈侧，亦不知作何语。无何，王者登小辇，卫士仓皇，各命鞍马，万蹄攒奔，纷如撒菽，烟飞雾腾，斯须散尽。公历历在目，骇诧不知所由。
山右的卫中堂还是秀才时，借僧院里的一间屋子读书。屋里臭虫、蚊子和跳蚤很多，扰得他夜里无法入睡。一天，吃过饭后，他躺在床上休息，忽然看见一个小武士从外面进来，头上插着雉尾，身高只有两寸左右，骑的马只有蝇蛆那么大。小武士胳膊上戴着青色的皮护臂，上面停着一只像苍蝇那么大的鹰。他在屋里来回绕行，走得很快。卫公正在疑惑地注视着，忽然又进来一个人，打扮也一样，腰间带着小弓箭，牵着一只像大蚂蚁那么大的猎狗。又过了片刻，步行的、骑马的纷纷进来，足有几百人，鹰和猎狗也各有几百只。一见蚊蝇飞起，他们便放鹰扑击，全都杀死了。猎狗爬上床，沿着墙壁搜索，咬死虱子和跳蚤。凡是藏在缝隙里的虫子，一经它们嗅闻，就没有不被搜出来的，片刻之间，几乎全被杀光。卫公假装睡着，斜着眼睛偷看，只见鹰停在他身上，猎狗也在他身上奔跑。随后，一个穿黄衣的人，戴着平天冠，模样像个国王，登上另一张床，把拉车的四匹马拴在苇席的篾条间。跟随的骑士全都下马，把猎获的飞虫和爬虫献上，纷纷聚在他身边，挤得满满的，也不知道说的是什么话。不久，那国王登上小车，卫士们慌忙备马上鞍，无数马蹄一齐奔动，纷乱得像撒了一地的豆子，烟尘飞扬，雾气腾起，转眼就散得一干二净。卫公把一切看得清清楚楚，惊讶不已，不知道他们究竟从哪里来。
When Grand Secretary Wei of Shanxi was still a licentiate, he borrowed a room in a Buddhist monastery for his study. The room swarmed with bedbugs, mosquitoes and fleas, and he could not sleep at night. One day after a meal he was lying on his bed resting when he suddenly saw a tiny warrior with a pheasant’s tail feather in his cap, some two inches tall, riding a horse the size of a maggot. On his arm was a blue leather guard, and on it a hawk the size of a fly. He came in from outside and circled the room, riding fast. Wei was still staring, puzzled, when another man came in, dressed the same, with a little bow and arrows at his waist, leading a hunting dog the size of a big ant. In a moment more, men on foot and on horseback came crowding in, several hundred of them, with several hundred hawks and hounds. Whenever a mosquito or fly rose, they loosed the hawks, which flew up and struck, and killed every one. The hounds climbed onto the bed and up the walls, hunting out lice and fleas and biting them. Wherever anything lay hidden in a crack, they sniffed it out; nothing escaped. In no time they had killed nearly all. Wei pretended to sleep and watched them from the corner of his eye. Hawks settled on him and hounds ran over his body. Then a man in yellow, wearing a flat-topped crown like a king’s, climbed onto the other couch and tethered his team of four among the reed matting. His horsemen all dismounted and presented the things that fly and the things that run, crowding thick about him. What they said, Wei could not tell. Before long the king got into a little carriage. The guards scrambled to their saddles, ten thousand hooves pounded away together, scattering like spilled beans, smoke flying and mist rising, and in an instant all were gone. Wei had seen every detail plainly. He was astonished, and had no idea where they had come from.