English Original
The mountains in southern Yunnan teemed with precious stones. However, they were too high and steep for people to climb directly.
To obtain the gems, the local people repeatedly shot at the monkeys living on the mountaintops using catapults.
Enraged by the attacks—and being irascible and vengeful by nature—the monkeys retaliated by gathering in groups and hurling stones down the mountainside.
The people collected these stones of various sizes. After discarding the ordinary ones, what remained were the superior precious stones.
中文翻译
云南南部的群山中盛产宝石。然而，山势高峻陡峭，人们无法直接攀登。
为了获取宝石，当地人反复用弹弓射击居住在山顶的猿猴。
猿猴天性暴躁、睚眦必报，被攻击激怒后，便成群结队地向山脚下投掷石头作为报复。
人们收集这些大小不一的石头，剔除其中的普通石块后，剩下的便是上好的宝石。