《太平广记·卷三百二十三·鬼八》
离家还有三里地时，听见蟹笼子里沙沙有声，回头一看，那木头变成了个怪物，人脸猴身子，只有一只手一只脚。怪物对王某说：我天性爱吃螃蟹，你的栅栏是我弄坏的，实在太对不起你了，希望你能原谅我，把笼子打开放了我吧。
未之家三里，闻中倅动，转顾，见向材头变成一物，人面猴身，一手一足，语王曰：我性嗜蟹，此实入水破若蟹簖，相负已多，望君见恕。
When he was about three miles away from home, he heard a rustling sound from the crab cage. He looked back and saw that the wood had turned into a monster with a human face and a monkey body. The monster had only one hand and one foot. The monster said to Wang, "I love to eat crabs by nature. I was the one who destroyed your fence. I'm so sorry for you. I hope you can forgive me and open the cage to let me go."