《太平广记·卷三百二十三·鬼八》
有天早上作饭，锅怎么烧也不开，揭开锅一看，一个白发老头从锅里跳了出来。
朝炊釜不沸，举甑看之，忽有一白头公，从釜中出。
One morning, something was being cooked, but the pot wouldn't boil no matter how much they heated it, and when they lifted the lid, a white-haired old man jumped out of the pot.
<s>[INST] For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 朝炊釜不沸，举甑看之，忽有一白头公，从釜中出。 Modern: 有天早上作饭，锅怎么烧也不开，揭开锅一看，一个白发老头从锅里跳了出来。 [/INST] One morning, something was being cooked, but the pot wouldn't boil no matter how much they heated it, and when they lifted the lid, a white-haired old man jumped out of the pot.</s>
For each of the following sets of Classical Chinese and Modern Chinese sentences, provide an English translation that captures the essence of both: Classical: 朝炊釜不沸，举甑看之，忽有一白头公，从釜中出。 Modern: 有天早上作饭，锅怎么烧也不开，揭开锅一看，一个白发老头从锅里跳了出来。
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One morning, something was being cooked, but the pot wouldn't boil no matter how much they heated it, and when they lifted the lid, a white-haired old man jumped out of the pot.
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