Therewasonceagreatwar，andtheKinghadagreatmanysoldiers，buthegavethemsolittlepaythattheycouldnotliveuponit。Thenthreeofthemtookcounseltogetheranddeterminedtodesert。
Oneofthemsaidtotheothers，’Ifwearecaught，weshallbehangedonthegallows；howshallwesetaboutit？’Theothersaid，’Doyouseethatlargecornfieldthere？Ifweweretohideourselvesinthat，noonecouldfindus。Thearmycannotcomeintoit，andto-morrowitistomarchon。’
Theycreptintothecorn，butthearmydidnotmarchon，butremainedencampedclosearoundthem。Theysatfortwodaysandtwonightsinthecorn，andgrewsohungrythattheynearlydied；
butiftheyweretoventureout，itwascertaindeath。
Theysaidatlast，’Whatusewasitourdeserting？Wemustperishheremiserably。’