一猴,一狗,一(yī )猪(zhū ),一马四畜生,商量取一别号,又苦(kǔ )胸无(⛰)点(diǎn )墨,无从着想,遂相约进城,遇所见之字(zì ),即为别号。约既(🎓)定(dìng ),狗遂狂驰以去(qù )。入城,至某庙前,见(jiàn )有‘化及冥顽’匾额,狗曰(yuē ):‘此即我别号也!’马(🌌)继至,昂首(shǒu )无所睹,俯视(🎥),见某碑下(🎤),有‘根深蒂固’四字,马曰:‘我即以为名也(📆)。’俄而,猴(hóu )跳跃亦(🏌)至,举首指‘无偏无党’匾额,曰:‘我即(👣)名无偏无党可也。’俟半(🥣)日(rì ),猪始姗(🤟)姗而来,遍(biàn )觅无(wú )所见。三畜咸笑之。猪曰:‘若等俱已择(zé )定耶?’曰:‘择定矣。’猪曰:‘择定盍告我!’众(zhòng )具告之。猪笑曰(🐥):‘从来(lái )别号(hào )不过两字(🕟)或三字,乌有取四字者?’众为之(zhī )爽然,猪曰:‘无伤也,若等盍各摘一字以与我,我得三字之别号,而若等亦各(🍎)得三字矣。’