东郭之儿,生而未尝逢马,意其四足而甚大者皆牛也。他日,适市而逢马焉,惊而呼曰:“是牛,何以是班班也?”其闻者笑之,语诸市人,而市人笑之。东郭之儿自失焉,归而语诸长者,则马也,以是不语者三日。东郭之先生,闻而过之,曰:“孺子亦有所失乎?”曰:“非也。吾常以马为牛。既知其为马矣,吾惭而未言,将无以见市人也。”先生曰:“噫!马信为马矣,孺子以为牛,孺子之过也。市人乃能笑孺子者,是以马云也。苟不以马而以他,使是非几不能不以牛为马,其于孺子有间乎?孺子殆未之学耳,市人固不足惭也。”(选自王令《广陵先生文集》) Dongguo child, gave birth to every horse, meaning its four feet and very large are all cattle also. His day, the city and every Ma Yan, shock and said: “is a cow, why is the class also?” The smell of those who laugh, the words of the city people, and the city of people laughing. Dong Guo children from the loss of Yan, go back to the elderly, then the horse, so do not speak for three days. Mr. Dong Guozhi, smell it, saying: “Bangzi also lost? ” Said: “not also .I often to horses as cattle.It is known as a horse, I feel ashamed, no To see the city also. ”“ Mr. said: ”Ma! The horse is a horse, prince that cattle, princes too .People can laugh grateful, is Ma also .Good not to horse and him , So that the number of non-cattle can not be a horse, the child has nothing in between?