《太平广记·卷二百九十五·神五》
南北朝时，宋武帝永初元年，陈臣在书房里端坐，望着院子里那片瘦竹。忽然，大白天只见一个一丈多高的人，从竹林中走出来，长得十分凶恶可怕。他径直对陈臣说： 我在你家里多年了，可你还不知道。今天我要走了，应该让你知道知道。 
永初元年，臣在斋中坐，其宅内有一町筋竹，白日忽见一人长丈许，面如方相，从竹中出，径语陈臣： 我在家多年，汝不知，今去，当令汝知之。 
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Chen Chen sat in his study in the first year of Yongchu, Emperor Wu of Song, looking at the thin bamboo in the yard. Suddenly, in broad daylight, a man over a foot tall walked out of the bamboo forest, looking very fierce and terrible. He went straight to Chen Chen and said: "I have been in your house for many years, but you still don't know it. I'm leaving today, I should let you know."