《南史·列传·卷五十二》
萧范因自己的名字和童谣所说的相应便请求获取公道对待。不久，被加封为开府仪同三司。
范以名应谣言而求爲公，未几，加开府仪同三司。
Xiao Fan requested that he be treated fairly because of the correspondence between his name and the childhood song. He was soon crowned the Minister of Justice.