《史记·三十世家·孔子世家》
我听说过，一个地方剖腹取胎杀害幼兽，麒麟就不来到它的郊野，排干了池塘水抓鱼，那么龙就不调合阴阳来兴致雨了，倾覆鸟巢毁坏鸟卵，凤凰就不愿来这里飞翔。
丘闻之也，刳胎杀夭则麒麟不至郊，竭泽涸渔则蛟龙不合阴阳，覆巢毁卵则凤皇不翔。
I have heard that if beast is disemboweled and its young is killed, the unicorn will not come to its outskirts; if a pond is drained to catch fish, the dragon will not regulate the yin and yang to bring rain; if a bird's nest is overturned and its eggs are destroyed, the phoenix will not fly here.