\"Butafearcametome：’Howcanyoumeasureherunlessyouputherintotheliquid？’
\"Thenheexplainedhisidea，notwithoutdifficultyforhewasfull.Hesaidtome：’Itakeabarrel，andfillitwithwatertothebrim.Iputherinit.Allthewaterthatcomesoutwewillmeasure，thatisthewaytofixit.’
\"Isaid：’Isee，Iunderstand.Butthiswaterthatoverflowswillrunaway;howareyougoingtogatheritup？’
\"Thenhebeganstuffingmeandexplainedtomethatallweshouldhavetodowouldbetorefillthebarrelwiththewaterhiswifehaddisplacedassoonassheshouldhaveleft.Allthewaterweshouldpourinwouldbethemeasure.Isupposedabouttenpails;thatwouldbeacubicmetre.
Heisn’tafool，allthesame，whenheisdrunk，thatoldhorse.