Once upon a time, the ruler of the Great Kingdom,

Enjoying his journey on the north of the Yellow River,

Ascended to the height of the dark-coloured cliff,

Also known as Kunlun Summit, and, having looked

Towards the south, was heading back home,

When he lost his priceless black pearl Mani,

Symbol of the Superior Purity of his vast lands

And the way of his reigning all over them.

The king employed his first minister of Wisdom

To search for it, but the latter, alas, could not find it.

He employed someone by the name of Sharp Eye,

But he also could not find it. He employed

His officer Arrowy Tongue, but the master of speech

Could not find the pearl either. The king then employed

His manservant called Pointless, who found it;

On which the sovereign was surprised, saying,

"How strange that it was Pointless who was able

To find the dynasty's greatest treasure!"