Staying Overnight in Hsü’s Library, Hsieh Shih-hou and I Are Driven Crazy by Rats
(Mei Yao-ch'en: 1002-1060)
Lamp flame low and blue, everyone asleep,
hungry rats come sneaking out of holes
and send plates and bowls crashing over,
startling us from our dream-filled sleep.
Bang— an inkstone tumbles off the table,
and we panic. Next they’re on the shelves
gnawing at books. Suddenly my silly boy
starts meowing like a cat! Goofy plan, eh?
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