一猴,一狗,一猪,一马四(🅱)畜生,商量(liàng )取(qǔ )一别号,又(yòu )苦胸无(🛎)点墨,无从着(🍦)想(xiǎng ),遂相约(yuē )进城(chéng ),遇所见(🐋)之(zhī )字(📙),即为(wéi )别(🏏)号(hào )。约既定,狗(gǒu )遂狂驰以(yǐ )去。入城,至某庙前,见有(🛃)‘化(huà )及冥顽’匾额,狗曰:‘此即我(wǒ )别(bié )号也!’马继至,昂首无所睹,俯(🌇)视,见(jiàn )某碑下(xià ),有‘根(🍜)深蒂(🕹)固’四字,马曰:‘我即以为名也。’俄而,猴跳跃亦至,举首指‘无偏(piān )无党’匾额,曰:‘我即名无偏无(wú )党可(kě )也。’俟(🕤)半日,猪始姗姗而来,遍觅无所见。三畜咸(xián )笑之。猪曰:‘若等俱已择定耶(yē )?’曰:‘(🍓)择定矣(🎑)。’猪曰:‘择定盍告我!’众具告(👊)之。猪笑曰:‘从来别号不过两字(zì )或三字,乌有取四字者?’(🏒)众为之爽然,猪曰:‘无(🙃)伤也,若等盍(🏀)各摘一字以与(yǔ(🏍) )我,我(📃)得(dé )三字之别号,而若等亦各得三字矣。’