昔有人得一鳖,欲烹而食之,不忍当杀生之名,乃炽火使釜水百沸,横筱为桥,与鳖约曰:“能渡此,则活汝。”鳖知主人以计取之,勉力爬沙,仅能一渡。主人曰:“汝能渡桥,甚善;更为我渡一遭,我欲观之。”——南宋·岳珂《桯史》[译文]曾经有个人得到了一只鳖,想煮着吃了它,又不忍心担当杀生的 Former people have a turtle, want to cook and eat it, can not bear the name of killing, but incinerate the kettle kettle boiling water, horizontal Xiao for the bridge, and turtle about: “can cross this, you live.” Know the owner to take it, managed to climb the sand, only a cross. Master said: “Ru can cross the bridge, very good; more for me to cross one, I want to view. ” - Southern Song Yueke “Histories” [translation] There have been individuals have been a turtle, think Boiled eat it, do not have the heart to bear the killing