孫太白嘗言：其曾祖肄業于南山柳溝寺。麥秋旋裡，經旬始返。啟齋門，則案上塵生，窗間絲滿。命僕糞除，至晚始覺清爽可坐。乃拂榻陳臥具，扃扉就枕，月色已滿窗矣。輾轉移時，萬籟俱寂。忽聞風聲隆隆，山門豁然作響。竊謂寺僧失扃。注念間，風聲漸近居廬，俄而房門闢矣。大疑之。思未定，聲已入屋；又有靴聲鏗鏗然，漸傍寢門。心始怖。俄而寢門闢矣。忽視之，一大鬼鞠躬塞入，突立榻前，殆與梁齊。面似老瓜皮色；目光睒閃，繞室四顧；張巨口如盆，齒疏疏長三寸許；舌動喉鳴，呵喇之聲，響連四壁。公懼極；又念咫尺之地，勢無所逃，不如因而刺之。乃陰抽枕下佩刀，遽拔而斫之，中腹，作石缶聲。鬼大怒，伸巨爪攫公。公少縮。鬼攫得衾捽之，忿忿而去。公隨衾墮，伏地號呼。家人持火奔集，則門閉如故，排窗入，見狀大駭。扶曳登床，始言其故。共驗之，則衾夾于寢門之隙。啟扉檢照，見有爪痕如箕，五指著處皆穿。既明，不敢復留，負笈而歸。後問僧人，無復他異。
孫太白曾經講過，他的曾祖父在南山柳溝寺讀書。麥子成熟的時節，他回了家，過了十天才回來。打開書房的門，只見桌上積滿灰塵，窗間佈滿蛛網。他叫僕人打掃，直到晚上，才覺得屋裡清爽，可以坐下了。於是拂去床上的灰塵，鋪好被褥，閂上門躺下。這時，月光已經照滿窗戶。他翻來覆去了一陣，四下裡一點聲音也沒有。忽然聽見風聲隆隆，寺院的大門豁然響了一聲。他暗想，大概是寺裡的僧人沒有閂好門。正想著，風聲漸漸逼近住處，不一會兒，外面的房門便開了。他十分疑惑，還沒想明白，那聲音已經進了屋，又有鏗鏗的靴子聲，漸漸靠近臥室的門。他這才害怕起來。轉眼間，臥室的門也開了。他猛地一看，只見一個大鬼彎著腰擠進來，突然站在床前，幾乎和屋梁一樣高。它的臉像老瓜皮的顏色，眼睛閃閃發光，向屋裡四處張望；大嘴張開，像個盆，稀疏的牙齒約有三寸長。它舌頭動著，喉嚨裡發出呵喇呵喇的響聲，震得四壁都在迴響。孫太白的曾祖父害怕極了，又想，這麼近的距離，實在無處可逃，不如趁機砍它。他便悄悄抽出枕下的佩刀，猛地拔出刀來砍去，砍中了鬼的肚子，發出敲擊石缶般的聲音。大鬼怒極，伸出巨爪來抓他。他稍稍往後縮了縮，大鬼抓住被子，猛力一拽，氣沖沖地走了。他也隨著被子跌下床，趴在地上大聲呼救。家人舉著燈火奔來，卻見門仍像原先一樣關著，便推開窗戶進屋，見到他的樣子，都大吃一驚。他們扶著他上了床，他這才說出事情的經過。大家一起檢視，發現被子夾在臥室的門縫裡。開門舉燈細看，只見爪印大得像簸箕，五根手指碰到的地方全都穿透了。天亮後，他不敢再住，揹著書箱回了家。後來向僧人打聽，寺裡沒有再發生別的怪事。
孙太白尝言：其曾祖肄业于南山柳沟寺。麦秋旋里，经旬始返。启斋门，则案上尘生，窗间丝满。命仆粪除，至晚始觉清爽可坐。乃拂榻陈卧具，扃扉就枕，月色已满窗矣。辗转移时，万籁俱寂。忽闻风声隆隆，山门豁然作响。窃谓寺僧失扃。注念间，风声渐近居庐，俄而房门辟矣。大疑之。思未定，声已入屋；又有靴声铿铿然，渐傍寝门。心始怖。俄而寝门辟矣。忽视之，一大鬼鞠躬塞入，突立榻前，殆与梁齐。面似老瓜皮色；目光睒闪，绕室四顾；张巨口如盆，齿疏疏长三寸许；舌动喉鸣，呵喇之声，响连四壁。公惧极；又念咫尺之地，势无所逃，不如因而刺之。乃阴抽枕下佩刀，遽拔而斫之，中腹，作石缶声。鬼大怒，伸巨爪攫公。公少缩。鬼攫得衾捽之，忿忿而去。公随衾堕，伏地号呼。家人持火奔集，则门闭如故，排窗入，见状大骇。扶曳登床，始言其故。共验之，则衾夹于寝门之隙。启扉检照，见有爪痕如箕，五指着处皆穿。既明，不敢复留，负笈而归。后问僧人，无复他异。
孙太白曾经讲过，他的曾祖父在南山柳沟寺读书。麦子成熟的时节，他回了家，过了十天才回来。打开书房的门，只见桌上积满灰尘，窗间布满蛛网。他叫仆人打扫，直到晚上，才觉得屋里清爽，可以坐下了。于是拂去床上的灰尘，铺好被褥，闩上门躺下。这时，月光已经照满窗户。他翻来覆去了一阵，四下里一点声音也没有。忽然听见风声隆隆，寺院的大门豁然响了一声。他暗想，大概是寺里的僧人没有闩好门。正想着，风声渐渐逼近住处，不一会儿，外面的房门便开了。他十分疑惑，还没想明白，那声音已经进了屋，又有铿铿的靴子声，渐渐靠近卧室的门。他这才害怕起来。转眼间，卧室的门也开了。他猛地一看，只见一个大鬼弯着腰挤进来，突然站在床前，几乎和屋梁一样高。它的脸像老瓜皮的颜色，眼睛闪闪发光，向屋里四处张望；大嘴张开，像个盆，稀疏的牙齿约有三寸长。它舌头动着，喉咙里发出呵喇呵喇的响声，震得四壁都在回响。孙太白的曾祖父害怕极了，又想，这么近的距离，实在无处可逃，不如趁机砍它。他便悄悄抽出枕下的佩刀，猛地拔出刀来砍去，砍中了鬼的肚子，发出敲击石缶般的声音。大鬼怒极，伸出巨爪来抓他。他稍稍往后缩了缩，大鬼抓住被子，猛力一拽，气冲冲地走了。他也随着被子跌下床，趴在地上大声呼救。家人举着灯火奔来，却见门仍像原先一样关着，便推开窗户进屋，见到他的样子，都大吃一惊。他们扶着他上了床，他这才说出事情的经过。大家一起查看，发现被子夹在卧室的门缝里。开门举灯细看，只见爪印大得像簸箕，五根手指碰到的地方全都穿透了。天亮后，他不敢再住，背着书箱回了家。后来向僧人打听，寺里没有再发生别的怪事。
Sun Taibai used to tell this story. His great-grandfather was once studying at Liugou Temple on South Mountain. At the wheat harvest he went home, and it was ten days before he came back. When he opened the door of his study, there was dust on the desk and the window was thick with cobwebs. He had his servant sweep the place out, and not until evening was it clean and fresh enough to sit in. Then he dusted off the bed, laid out his bedding, bolted the door and lay down. Moonlight already filled the window. He tossed and turned for a while. All was utterly still. Suddenly he heard a rumbling wind, and the temple gate banged open. He supposed the monks had forgotten to bar it. While he was still thinking this, the sound of the wind came closer to his lodging, and the next moment the door of his rooms flew open. He was very puzzled. Before he could make anything of it, the sound was inside the house; and there was a heavy clumping of boots too, coming nearer and nearer to the bedroom door. Now he began to be afraid. The next moment the bedroom door opened. He looked up quickly. A huge fiend was squeezing in, stooped double; then it stood up straight before the bed, nearly as tall as the roof beam. Its face was the colour of old melon rind. Its eyes glittered and flashed as it looked all round the room. It opened a mouth as big as a basin, with sparse teeth some three inches long. Its tongue worked and its throat rumbled, a rasping, hoarse sound that echoed from all four walls. Sun’s great-grandfather was terrified. But in so small a space, he thought, there was no way to escape; he had better strike at it. Stealthily he slid from under his pillow the knife he wore at his belt, whipped it from its sheath and slashed at the fiend. He hit it in the belly, and it rang like a stone crock. The fiend flew into a rage and reached out a huge claw to seize him. He shrank back a little. The fiend caught the quilt instead, tore it away, and went off in a fury. He was dragged along with the quilt and fell to the floor, where he lay face down, howling. The household came running with lights, but the door was shut as before. They forced their way in through the window and were horrified at what they saw. They helped him up and hauled him back onto the bed, and only then could he tell them what had happened. They all looked: the quilt was caught in the crack of the bedroom door. They opened the door and held up the light, and found claw marks as big as a winnowing basket; where each of the five fingers had pressed, it had gone right through. At daybreak he dared not stay any longer, but shouldered his book box and went home. Afterwards he asked the monks, but nothing else strange had happened there.