中國成語故事傳說：魯侯養鳥

Once upon a time, a sea bird landed in the suburbs of the capital of the state of Lu.

Marquis Lu was delighted and brought this bird to the ancestral temple, and gave it wine to drink, played it music from Jiushao. In order to delight it, he also feasted it on beef, mutton and pork. But the bird looked sad and doleful(悲哀的), groggy(無力的) and dizzy. It dared not eat any meat or drink any wine. It died in less than three days.

Marquis feed the bird the same way he feed himself, not the way to feed a bird.

從前，有一只海鳥飛落在魯國國都的郊外。

魯侯和高興，他隆重地把這只鳥迎接到宗廟里，獻酒給它喝，為它演奏《九韶》樂曲，讓它高興，還用牛、羊、豬全備的豐盛宴席作鳥的飯食。這只鳥卻憂愁悲苦，頭暈眼花，它一塊肉也不敢吃，一杯酒也不敢喝，沒過三天就死了。

魯侯是用養活自己的方式來養鳥，而不是用養活鳥的方式來養鳥。