聊斋志异 · 蒲松龄 · Chapter 43 of 495

卷一·蛇癖

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wáng pú lìng zhī pū lǚ fèng níng xìng shì shé

王蒲令之仆吕奉宁,性嗜蛇。

měi de xiǎo shé zé quán tūn zhī rú dàn cōng zhuàng

每得小蛇,则全吞之如啖葱状;

dà zhě yǐ dāo cùn cùn duàn zhī shǐ jū yǐ shí

大者以刀寸寸断之,始掬以食。

jué zhī zhēng zhēng xuè shuǐ zhān yí

嚼之铮铮,血水沾颐。

qiě shàn xiù cháng gé qiáng wén shé xiāng jí bēn qiáng wài guǒ de shé yíng chǐ

且善嗅,尝隔墙闻蛇香,急奔墙外,果得蛇盈尺。

shí wú pèi dāo xiān niè qí tóu wěi shàng wān yán yú kǒu jì

时无佩刀,先啮其头,尾尚蜿蜒于口际。

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