The article translated by Pu Songling << Birds Talk >> is titled Birds Talk, which is from Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, Volume 9, written by Pu Songling. The full text is as follows:

Wen-There are Taoist priests in Zhongzhou who raise food in the countryside. The food has been heard because the owner was warned to be careful. Asked why, he replied: "Bird cloud:' Fire is hard to save, terrible!'" ""laugh, unexpectedly unprepared. Tomorrow's fruit fire will spread to several families and surprise them. The good people who pursue it are called immortals. The Taoist priest said, "I only know the ears of birds, so I am not a fairy!" "When there are flowers singing on the tree, people ask what to say. Yue: "que Yan:' raise it in six days, raise it in six days; Fourteen, sixteen wounds, "I miss my twins. Today is the tenth day, and within five or six days, everyone will die. "As a result of the investigation, two sons were born, not dead, and its days were recorded.

The city order smells its wonder, recruits it, and delays it as a guest. When a flock of ducks passed by, they asked. Yes, he said, "There must be competition between public rooms and private rooms. The duck says, "Stop! "partial to him!" "Make a big suit, cover the wives' lips, and make the voice of comfort louder. The result of staying in the department is excellent. It is also strange to distinguish bird language from time to time. Taoist Park Yi talks a lot and has no scruples. To be the most greedy, turn everything you use into money. As soon as the Japanese sat down, the ducks came back and the orders were flouted. A: "What I said today is different from before, for the accountants. "Q:" What is the plan? " He said, "Peter said,' candle 180, silver1800.' "Shame, doubt its scorn. The Taoist begged and refused. After a few days of banquet, I suddenly heard Du Yu. When the guest asked him, he replied, "The bird said,' I lost my official position and left.' "They are startled. Be furious and stand up. A few days later, Guo was defeated by Mo. Oh! This immortal is warning you that you are sorry for those dangerous and arrogant people, but you don't realize it!

The cicada is commonly called "a slight movement", and the young people call it "all gone". There are father and son in the city, both young and social. They are going to try the New Year, and suddenly the cicada falls on their backs. Father is happy: "A little movement is a good sign." He looked at it and said, "If anything moves a little, it's all gone." Father and son broke up in discord. What has been done has been lost.

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Bai-Once upon a time, there was a Taoist priest in Henan who was begging for alms in the countryside. He heard an oriole calling after a family had finished eating, telling the owner to pay attention to fire prevention. When the host asked what the reason was, the Taoist replied, "Just now the bird in the tree cried,' Fire is hard to save, it's terrible!'" "..." The family laughed at the Taoist priest's nonsense and didn't take any fire prevention measures at all. The next day, a fire broke out in this family, which spread and burned several families. People are surprised that this Taoist priest is really a god. Good-hearted people chased the Taoist priest and called him a fairy. The Taoist priest said, "I only know bird language, so I am not a fairy!" " Just then there happened to be a blackbird barking in the tree. They asked him what the bird was saying. He said, "The sparrow said,' Those born in the sixth grade, those born in the sixth grade, died at fourteen or sixteen. "Maybe someone gave birth to twins. Today is the tenth day, and within five or six days, both of them will die. "People ask, indeed as expected a family gave birth to a pair of twins. Not long after, both children died, which coincided with the time said by the Taoist priest.

When the county magistrate heard that the Taoist priest had this magical power, he recruited him and honored him as a guest of honor. When a group of ducks passed by, the county magistrate asked him what the ducks said. The Taoist priest said, "Your Excellency's wives and concubines must have quarreled. The duck said,' Forget it, forget it, spoil her, spoil her!' . "The county magistrate listened very respectfully. It turned out that the size of the county magistrate's wife quarreled at home, and the county magistrate was impatient and didn't go out. So the county magistrate let the Taoist priest live in the yamen, entertain him with generous gifts, and often ask him to distinguish what the birds are saying. Taoist priests are surprisingly accurate every time. However, this Taoist priest is honest and frank, and often has no scruples. This county magistrate is very greedy, and everything provided by the local government is converted into money and stuffed into his pocket.

One day, the Taoist priest and the county magistrate were sitting, and another group of ducks came. When the magistrate asked the scholar, the Taoist priest said, "What the duck said today is different from before. It is to settle accounts for adults." The magistrate asked, "What is the bill?" "They are saying,' 180 candles, 1,080 silver beads'," the Taoist said. The magistrate felt ashamed and suspected that the Taoist priest was laughing at himself. The Taoist priest also felt that the magistrate was too greedy for the black, unwilling to associate with him, and asked to leave the county government, but the magistrate refused.

A few days later, the county magistrate treated him, and suddenly he heard cuckoo call during the dinner. The guest asked Du Fu what he was calling. Daotu replied, "The bird said,' Lose your official position and go away'." Everyone was shocked when they heard this. The magistrate was furious and immediately kicked him out of the yamen. But not long after, the county magistrate was dismissed for corruption. Alas! In fact, this is all the fairy warning him, but unfortunately, people who are not chaotic in a crisis and insatiable will not wake up.