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Wall Tiger

Xu Baoguang 1671-1740 On green wall         looks like a tiger, Surely he's a cold-blooded creature. Chirps loudly like a sparrow, I hold him in my hand         as he spouts dragon fumes. He wags his tail and it breaks off         still he lives, Hard to catch         leaps spirtedly to the eves. A talented performer         invisible when he stops, Do you think he was really         bannished from the new moon?!

Bihù

Xú Bǎoguāng 1671-1740 Lǜ bì zìchēng hú, Yīrán qí mài shēn. Dàshēng wèi què yǔ, Wēi zú tuō lóng yīn. Diàowěi duàn yóu huó, Téng yán jué yǒushén. Cáng xíng xiū chèn jì, Fāng shuò shè lái zhēn.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: The Wall Tiger is the ubiquitous gekko, found all over East and Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Xu Baoguang's description is accurate. It darts about quicky and is difficult to capture. If you hold it by its tail, the tail will snap off and he will scurry away and soon grow a new one!

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