《搜神记·卷八》
孔子有礼地小步快跑过去。麒麟面对孔子，遮蔽着它的耳朵，吐出三卷图，图宽三寸，长八寸，每卷有二十四个字。
孔子趋而往，鳞向孔子蒙其耳，吐三卷图，广三寸，长八寸，每卷二十四子。
Confucius ran over in a respectful and brisk trot. The Qilin faced Confucius, covered its ears, and spat out three scrolls of pictures. Each scroll was three inches wide and eight inches long, and each scroll had twenty-four characters.