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Long， long ago in Xuancheng lived Yu Benshu， who never ever ate beef. 很久很久以前，在宣城，住着一个叫于本书(地名人名待议)的人，他从来都不吃牛肉。 One day Yu Benshu got sick. His doctor prescribed medicine to be taken with cow brain. When his friends heard about this， they gave Yu beef and cow brains for his medicine. Yu gave the brain to his servants to eat and took the medicine. He thought that this way he was not guilty of any crime against living creatures. 有一天，于本书病了。他的医生给他开的药方里有牛脑。当他的朋友们知道后，他们给于牛肉和牛脑当药。于把牛脑给了他的仆人们吃，然后自己把药吃了。他想这样他就以为他就没有冒犯任何生物。 One night he dreamed that a god dressed in splendid clothes scolded him，saying You must eat beef. If you didnt， you wouldnt smell so foul. 有一天晚上，他梦到一个穿着华丽衣服的神仙责备他：你一定是吃了牛肉了。如果不是，你就不会那么难闻。 Yu defended himself. Thats not true! I never eat beef? 于辩解道：不是阿!我从来没吃过牛肉。 The god had his attendant get out the official records and look up Yus case. You have not eaten any beef yourself， but because of your sickness you have broken universal commandments. Then you have given the dead body to your servants to eat. For this your life should be shortened. | 
