English Original
A man from the state of Qi was skilled at judging dogs. He spent a whole year selecting an excellent dog for his neighbor.
Later, the neighbor grew concerned because the dog never caught mice. He told this to the man who had chosen the dog. The man from Qi explained, "This dog is meant to hunt game like bucks, deer, and wild boars. Mice are not its target. If you insist on making it catch mice, simply bind its hind legs, and it will catch them."
The neighbor followed the advice, and the dog indeed began catching mice.
中文翻译
齐国有个善于相狗的人，花了整整一年时间为邻居挑选了一条好狗。
后来，邻居因为这条狗从不捕捉老鼠而感到担忧，便告诉了这位相狗人。相狗人说：“这条狗的目标是獐子、鹿、野猪这类大型猎物，老鼠并非它的目标。如果你一定要让它捉老鼠，只需绑住它的后腿，它就会去捉了。”
邻居照他的话做了，那条狗果然开始捕捉老鼠了。