戰國時齊國的田文人稱孟嚐君，
家裏養著一幫人，
這些人生活開支他提供，
他們就專門侍奉孟嚐君。
有一次孟嚐君帶他們在秦國遭囚禁，
秦昭王想暗中殺死這夥人。
此時若想得活命，
能講情的隻有一個人，
就是昭王寵愛的小老婆，
孟嚐君便派人去見她。
那婆娘要送她一領狐白裘，
才能去說情保釋這夥人。
孟嚐君確有一領狐白裘，
可惜已獻給昭王穿在身。
沒有皮裘□（qínɡ）等死？
孟嚐君心裏好煩悶。
這時候有人來到他麵前，
願替主人把憂分。
他說能潛進秦宮偷皮襖，
臨走還叮嚀主人放寬心。
他果然從昭王那兒偷來白狐裘，
獻給秦王寵愛人。
那女人枕邊幾句熱烘話，
秦昭王果然放了孟嚐君。
孟嚐君帶人連夜逃出秦都去，
剛離開昭王又生後悔心。
於是就派人緊緊去追趕，
追那逃命的一夥人。
孟嚐君帶人逃到函穀關，
門官說不到雞叫不開門。
孟嚐君手下有人會學雞叫，
一聲聲雞鳴假勝真。
一聲雞鳴百雞應，
守關的隻好開關門。
待到昭王追兵至，
哪裏還有孟嚐君？
這一個“雞鳴狗盜”老故事，
常用來，讚美那
小技能，作大用，
卻往往出自卑微的人。
To Imitate the Rooster's Crow
and the Dog's Snatch
During the time of the Warring States（475—221B。C。）in the State of Qi，there was a man named Tian Wen，also called Meng Changjun，who raised a group of followers。He provided them with food and lodgings and other daily supplies and they served him whole-heartedly。
Once Meng Changjun took them to the State of Qin and they were detained there。Qin's King Zhao wanted to put them to death。At that time，the only way to be safe and sound was to ask a go-between to dissuade Zhao。It should be none other than Zhao's favourite concubine。So Meng Changjun sent one of his followers to do it。The shrewd woman extorted from them a bribe of a white fox fur coat。And only if they granted this could she do the favour。Meng did possess a fox-fur coat，but the pity was that he had already given it to King Zhao。