一猴(hóu ),一狗,一猪,一(yī )马四畜生,商量取一别号,又苦胸无点墨,无从着想,遂相约进城,遇所(suǒ )见之字,即为别号(hào )。约既定,狗遂狂驰以去。入城(chéng ),至某(mǒu )庙前,见有‘化及冥顽’匾额,狗曰:‘此即我(wǒ )别号也!’马继至,昂首无所睹,俯(fǔ )视,见(jiàn )某碑下,有‘根深蒂固’四字,马曰:‘我(wǒ )即以为名也。’俄而,猴跳跃(yuè )亦至,举首指‘无偏(piān )无(wú )党’匾额,曰:‘我即名无偏无党可也。’俟半日,猪始姗姗而来,遍觅无所见。三畜咸笑之。猪(zhū )曰:‘若等俱已择定耶?’曰:‘择(zé )定矣。’猪曰(yuē ):‘择定(dìng )盍告我!’众具告之。猪笑曰:‘从来别号不过两字或三字,乌有取四字者?’众为之爽(shuǎng )然,猪(zhū )曰(yuē ):‘无(wú )伤也(yě ),若等盍各摘一(yī )字以与我,我得三字之别号,而若等亦各得三字(zì )矣。’