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Ho-p'u has no more shining pearls,
Lung-chou has no more 'wooden slaves'.
We ought to realize the powers of Nature
Are not given solely for official use.
The wives of Yüeh had not begun their spinning,
Silkworms of Wu had just started wriggling about.
When a district official came riding on his horse,
He'd a wicked face, red whiskers like a dragon.
Now in his robe he carried a square tablet,
And on this tablet several lines were written.
'If it were not for the Magistrate's anger,
Would I have come in person to your house?'
The wife of Yüch bowed to the district official,
'The shoots of the mulberry are as yet very small.
But I promise you, if you wait till the end of spring,
The silk reels will begin to spin and spin.'
The wife of Yüch made her excuses,
Her sister-in-law prepared some yellow millet.
The district official ate it, kicked over the dishes,
Then sent his petty clerks into the house.
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