English Original
In the past, an official celebrated his birthday.
A subordinate official heard that his superior was born in the year of the rat. Hoping to curry favor, he had a gold rat cast as a birthday gift and went to offer his congratulations.
The official was delighted upon seeing the gold rat. He then remarked, "Did you know? My wife's birthday is in a few days. She was born in the year of the ox."
中文翻译
从前，一位官员庆祝他的生日。
他手下的一名小官听说上司属“鼠”。为了巴结，他特地铸造了一只金鼠作为寿礼，登门祝寿。
官员见到金鼠非常高兴，随即说道：“你们知道吗？过几天就是我夫人的生日了，她属‘牛’。”