One day, seated in the ancestral hall, King Hui of Liang saw a man leading an ox pass by. He asked:
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The man leading the ox stopped and answered:
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"Where are you taking the ox?"
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"I am taking it to be slaughtered and will use its blood to paint the bell."
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As King Hui heard this, he felt pity for the ox and said:
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The man leading the ox asked:
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"How can that be done? You are too cruel. Let it go at once. It is not guilty. How can you kill it? I cannot bear to see it panic-stricken, shedding tears and trembling before its death."
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"Do you mean that I shall let the ox go and not paint the bell? Is that it?"
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King Hui answered:
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"What are you saying? How can you not paint the bell! Let the ox go, but use a sheep instead."
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