黔之驴原文
黔地古称，今属贵州省，黔地出产驴，故有“黔驴”之称，以下为《黔之驴》原文：
黔驴之技，妙不可言，其技之精妙，无人能测，黔驴居黔中，黔中之地，驴群繁盛，其毛色洁白如雪，蹄似美玉，腰身坚如铁，力能举千钧，黔驴之技，精妙绝伦，共有四技：一为行走，二为奔跑，三为踢踏，四为咬啮，行走如飞鸟，奔跑似闪电，踢踏如雷霆，咬啮如毒蛇，黔驴之技,精妙绝伦。
黔驴之技虽妙，然其性贪而愚，一日，黔驴之主载酒于驴背，与友共饮，酒至半酣，黔驴忽生奇想，欲一试其技，黔驴跳跃，蹄声翻飞，身姿矫健，尾巴如凤，黔驴之技，果然妙不可言，然而黔驴之主见其技之妙，心生贪念，欲学黔驴之技，黔驴笑而不答，黔驴之主无奈,只得自悟。
黔驴之主苦学数日，终不得其法，心生懊恼，欲杀黔驴，黔驴见状，哀求不已，黔驴之主心软，遂放黔驴归去，黔驴归去，自思其技，不禁感叹：“吾之技，虽妙不可言，然吾之性，贪而愚，吾之主，贪而愚，欲学吾之技，终不得其法，吾之技，虽妙不可言，然吾之主，终不能学也。”
黔驴之主闻黔驴之言，深有感悟，从此放下贪念，专心致志,终成一代宗师。
黔之驴翻译
黔之驴，黔指古地名贵州，黔之驴即贵州的驴子，以下是《黔之驴》的翻译：
The skills of the Qian's donkey are beyond words, their wonders unmeasurable. The Qian's donkey refers to the Qian region, which is today's Guizhou Province. The Qian region is abundant in donkeys. The donkey's fur is as white as snow, its hooves as jade, its waist as iron, and its strength can lift a thousand jin. The skills of the Qian's donkey are beyond words. The skills of the Qian's donkey, consist of four: walking, running, kicking, and biting. Walking is like a flying bird, running is like lightning, kicking is like thunder, and biting is like a venomous snake. The skills of the Qian's donkey are beyond words.
The skills of the Qian's donkey, although wonderful beyond words, the nature of the Qian's donkey is greedy and foolish. One day, the owner of the Qian's donkey, carrying wine on the donkey's back, invited friends to drink together. Drunk and hot, the Qian's donkey suddenly had a strange idea, wanting to test its skills. Therefore, the Qian's donkey jumped, the donkey's hooves flew, the donkey's body was like a dragon, and the donkey's tail was like a phoenix. The skills of the Qian's donkey, indeed wonderful beyond words. However, the owner of the Qian's donkey, seeing the wonder of its skills, developed a greedy desire to learn the skills of the Qian's donkey. The owner of the Qian's donkey, then asked the Qian's donkey, and the Qian's donkey laughed but did not answer. The owner of the Qian's donkey, helplessly, had to figure it out by himself.
The owner of the Qian's donkey, studied for several days, but still could not master the method. The owner of the Qian's donkey, feeling frustrated, wanted to kill the Qian's donkey. The Qian's donkey saw this and pleaded endlessly. The owner of the Qian's donkey, feeling soft-hearted, released the Qian's donkey. The Qian's donkey returned, thought about its skills, and could not help but sigh: "My skills, although wonderful beyond words, but my nature is greedy and foolish. My master, greedy and foolish, wants to learn my skills, but can't master the method. My skills, although wonderful beyond words, but my master, can't learn it in the end."
Upon hearing the words of the Qian's donkey, the owner of the Qian's donkey deeply felt. From then on, the owner of the Qian's donkey let go of his greedy desires, focused on his studies, and finally became a master of his generation.
