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庄子《逍遥游》（节选）

北冥有鱼，其名曰鲲。鲲之大，不知其几千里也；化而为鸟，其名为鹏。鹏之背，不知其几千里也；怒而飞，其翼若垂天之云。是鸟也，海运则将徙于南冥。南冥者，天池也。

齐谐者，志怪者也。谐之言曰：“鹏之徙于南冥也，水击三千里，抟扶摇而上者九万里，去以六月息者也。”野马也，尘埃也，生物之以息相吹也。天之苍苍，其正色邪？其远而无所至极邪？其视下也，亦若是则已矣。

且夫水之积也不厚，则其负大舟也无力。覆杯水于坳堂之上，则芥为之舟；置杯焉则胶，水浅而舟大也。风之积也不厚，则其负大翼也无力，故九万里则风斯在下矣。而后乃今培风，背负青天而莫之夭阏者，而后乃今将图南。

Chuang Tzu

In the northern darkness there is a fish and his name is K'un. The K'un is so huge I don't know how many thousand li he measures. He changes and becomes a bird whose name is P'eng. The back of the P'eng measures I don't know how many thousand li across and， when he rises up and flies off， his wings are like clouds all over the sky. When the sea begins to move， this bird sets off for the southern darkness， which is the Lake of Heaven.

The Universal Harmony records various wonders， and it says： "When the P'eng journeys to the southern darkness， the waters are roiled for three thousand li. He beats the whirlwind and rises ninety thousand li， setting off on the sixth month gale." Wavering heat， bits of dust， living things blowing each other about-the sky looks very blue. Is that its real color， or is it because it is so far away and has no end？ When the bird looks down， all he sees is blue too.

If water is not piled up deep enough， it won't have the strength to bear up a big boat. Pour a cup of water into a hollow in the floor and bits of trash will sail on it like boats. But set the cup there and it will stick fast， for the water is too shallow and the boat too large. If wind is not piled up deep enough， it won't have the strength to bear up great wings. Therefore when the P'eng rises ninety thousand li， he must have the wind under him like that. Only then can he mount on the back of the wind， shoulder the blue sky， and nothing can hinder or block him. Only then can he set his eyes to the south.