一猴,一狗,一猪,一马四畜生,商量取一别号,又苦胸无点墨,无从着想,遂相(xiàng )约进城,遇所见之字(zì ),即为别(bié )号。约既定,狗遂狂(kuáng )驰以(yǐ )去。入城,至某庙前(qián ),见有‘化及冥顽’匾额,狗曰:‘此(cǐ )即(jí )我别(bié )号也(yě )!’马(mǎ )继至,昂首无所睹,俯视,见某碑下,有‘根深蒂固’四字,马曰:‘我即以(yǐ )为(wéi )名也。’俄(é )而,猴跳跃亦至,举首指‘无偏无党’匾额,曰:‘我即名无偏无(wú )党可也。’俟半日,猪始姗姗而来,遍觅无所(suǒ )见(jiàn )。三畜咸笑之。猪曰:‘若等俱已择定耶?’曰:‘择定矣。’猪(zhū )曰:‘择定盍告我!’众具告之。猪笑曰(yuē ):‘从(cóng )来别号不过两字或三字,乌有取四字者?’众为之爽然,猪曰:‘无伤也,若等盍各摘一字以与我,我得三字(zì )之别号(hào ),而若等(děng )亦(yì )各得三字矣。’