周人買璞

　　In the state of Zhen, "Pu" meant uncarved jade while in the state of Zhou it meant unsalted mouse.

　　One time, a people of the state of Zhou, with an unsalted mouse in his pocket, asked a person from the state of Zhen whether he wanted to buy a "Pu". The person from the state of Zhen thought he was talking about a piece of uncarved jade so he said yes.

　　When the man took out a dead mouse, he refused to buy it very firmly.

　　鄭國人把沒有經過雕琢的玉叫做“璞”，而周國人卻將沒有腌制處理的老鼠叫做“璞”。

　　一個周國人懷中踹著一只死老鼠，問一個鄭國商人是否愿意買自己的“璞”。那個鄭國商人以為他說的是一塊未經雕琢的玉石，便一口答應下來。

　　鄭國商人見周國人從懷里掏出的原來是一只死老鼠，就說什么也不買了。