魯有儉者,瓦鬲煮食,食之而美,盛之土鉶之器,以進孔子。
孔子受之,歡然而悅,如受太牢之饋。
There was a thrifty man in Lu who used a clay pot to cook a meal.
弟子曰:「瓦甂,陋器也。
煮食薄膳也。
On eating it, he found it tasty, so he put some in an earthen container and presented it to Kongzi.
而先生何喜如此乎?
」孔子曰:「吾聞好諫者思其君,食美者念其親。
吾非以饌為厚也,以其食美而思我親也。」
Kongzi received it with great pleasure, as if receiving a share in a great sacrificial feast.