《太平广记·卷二百三十七·奢侈二》
将它放在厅堂中，到了夜晚蚊子小咬等不敢到近前。将它拂出声音来，那么鸡犬牛马听到后没有不惊恐逃离的。如果将它垂放在池潭旁边，那么鱼鳖虾蟹，都俯首来到近前，将水喷洒向空中，立即形成长三五尺的瀑布，而且一点也不断流。如果烧燕子肉来薰它，就会生出烟来如云似雾。后来，皇上得知这把拂尘的奇异后，元载不得不将它进献到宫中。
置之于堂中，夜则蚊蚋不能近；拂之为声，则鸡犬牛马无不惊逸；若垂之于池潭；则鳞甲之属，悉俯伏而至；引水于空中，即成瀑布长三五尺，而未尝辄断；烧燕肉薰之，则焪焪焉若生云雾。厥后上知其异，载不得已而进内。
When it was placed in the hall, no gnats or small biting insects dared approach it at night. If it were used to make a sweeping sound, then the chickens, dogs, cattle, and horses that heard it would all be startled into fleeing in terror. If it were simply hung over a pool or pond, then the fish, turtles, prawns, and crabs would all prostrate themselves and come forward, spraying water into the air that immediately became a waterfall three to five feet high—and it never stopped flowing. If the flesh of swallows was burned to fumigate it, then it would give off smoke that resembled clouds or mist. Later, when the emperor learned of the strangeness of this whisk, Yuan Zai was forced to present it as a gift to the palace.