1. "Ode to the Stone Ox" by Li Bai of the Tang Dynasty
This stone is as tall as an ox and has been buried for thousands of years. When the wind blows, there is no hair on the body, but when the rain hits, there is sweat all over the body. The fragrant grass reaches the eyebrows and reaches the entrance, and the shepherd boy turns away without looking back. There is no rope on the nose, and the heaven and earth are bars that will not be closed at night.
Translation
This stone is majestic and tall, much like an ox, and has been lying high in the mountains for thousands of years. When the strong wind blows, the hair on its body does not move. When the heavy rain hits it, its whole body looks like sweat. It couldn't eat the grass that was level with its eyebrows, and it didn't look back when the shepherd boy pulled its horn. Since there is no rope on its nose, the sky and the earth are used as cattle pens, and there is no need to pen them at night.
2. "Herding Cows Far Away" by Zhang Zhang of the Tang Dynasty
There is thick grass and millet all around the village. The hungry birds in the border area pecked the cow's back, which made me unable to play with my head. When entering the grassland, there are many cows walking around, and when the calf is white, it crows in the reeds. On the other side of the embankment, people blowing leaves to greet their companions, and they also blow long whips three or four times. "Cows and cattle eat grass and don't touch each other. Officials and officials will cut off their horns!"
Translation
When I went to graze cattle on the grassland outside the village, I saw green crops on all sides of the village. Crows were hungry and pecking at the backs of cows on the hillside, making me afraid to play games or do somersaults. There was so much grass on the hillside that the cows did not raise their heads, and the white calves kept barking toward the reeds. I blew the reed leaves in response to my companions on the other side of the embankment, and swung my long whip a few times to feel happy all over. Cows, cows, just eat grass but don't fight. The horns on your head are useful to the emperor and must be collected.
3. "Picture of Herding Cows" by Tianxi of Song Dynasty
The disturbances of war and fighting are all over Zhongzhou, and the carriages carrying millet and carts move like water. When peace will be as beautiful as in a painting, a short coir and a flute will lead to autumn.
Translation
The land of Zhongzhou is invaded by war everywhere, and the oxcarts transporting military supplies are like running water. When will the world be as peaceful as in the painting, with shepherd boys playing flutes and grazing herds in the autumn wilderness?
4. "Dai Niuyan"? Liu Cha of Tang Dynasty
Drinking from Yingshui River when thirsty, panting from Wu Menyue due to hunger. If gold can be sown, my strength will never be exhausted.
Translation
When you are thirsty, you drink dirty water; when you are hungry, you breathe heavily at the moon. If gold could be grown like food, my motivation to cultivate the land would not be exhausted.
5. "Sick Cow" by Li Gang of the Song Dynasty
Plowing thousands of acres will yield thousands of boxes. Who will be injured again when exhausted? But all sentient beings will be satisfied, and they will not hesitate to suffer from illness.
Translation
The sick cow plows thousands of acres to produce countless grains. When it is exhausted, who will pity it for its hard work and heavy load? But in order for all sentient beings to have enough to eat, it would not hesitate even if it fell ill and lay under the setting sun.