蠶女

蠶女

高辛時,蜀有蚕女,不知姓氏。父為人所掠,惟所乘馬在。女思父不食,謂丹因誓於衆曰:有得父還者,以此身嫁之。馬聞其言,驚躍振迅,竟至其营。不数日,父乃乘馬而歸。自此馬嘶鳴不肯断。母以女誓衆之言告父,父曰:誓於人,不誓於馬,安有人而偶非𩔗乎?能脫我之難,功亦大矣。所誓之言,不可行也。馬跑,父怒,欲殺之。馬愈跑,父射殺之,曝其皮於庭,皮蹶然而起,捲女飛去。旬日皮愎,捿扵桑上,女化為蚕,食桑葉,吐絲成蠒,以衣被於人服。一日,蚕女乘雲駕此馬,謂父母曰:上帝以我心不忘義,授以九天仙嬪八人。圖圖月乙𠃔

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