When, one day, surfacing from the water, he took hold of the rim of the boat to overturn it, the boatman who had long lost his patience hit him on the head with his oar.
あるとき、水面から顔を出し「さあ船をひっくり返そう」と船縁に手をかけたところを、業を煮やしていた船頭に櫂（かい）で頭を叩かれてしまう。