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When it is on a nanmu, catalpa, or camphor tree [all > tall, straight trees], the gibbon grasps the branches with its hands and > feet or wraps around them with its tail, moving nimbly among them. Even Yi > and P'engmeng [the famous mythical archers Houyi and his disciple] would not > be able to take accurate aim at it. When, however, the gibbon is on a > silkworm thorn, ramosissimus, thorny limebush, or matrimony vine [all short, > thorny bushes], it moves furtively and glances sideways, shaking and > trembling all the while. This is not because the gibbon's sinews and bones > have become stiff and lost their suppleness, but because it finds itself in > an inconvenient situation and cannot show off its ability.