《南齐书·列传·卷五十二》
世人说这是比喻令仆，其中又有： 蝌蚪唯唯诺诺，群集浮游暗水。
世谓比令仆也。又云： 科斗唯唯，群浮暗水。
People say that this is an allegory for doorkeeper and messenger, and it also reads: Tadpoles yes-men, gather in the shadowy water and float along.