There were two people who lived in the west and east end of the capital city of the state of Qi respectively¹. Both of them liked to boast² of their bravery.

One day, they met by chance on road and then went to drink in a restaurant together. After a few drinks, one of them said to the other, "We need to get some meat to eat while drinking!" The other one Said, "There is much flesh³ on your body and there is a lot of flesh on my body too. Need we look for it somewhere else?"

Both of them thought it made sense. So they prepared the condiments⁴, took out the knife and cut off the flesh on their bodies and ate until they lay on the ground dead.

在齐国都城的东头和西头，各自住着一个喜欢夸耀自己勇敢的人。

一天，两人偶然在路上相遇，便一齐到酒馆喝酒。几杯下肚之后，其中一个说：“弄点肉来下酒才好！”另一个说：“你身上有的是肉，我身上也有的是肉，还用得着另外找肉吗？”

两人都以为这说法有道理，于是准备好调料，拔出刀来，割下自己身上的肉蘸着吃，两人一直吃到躺下死去为止。