64Zhaozhou Puts His Sandals on His Head

南泉復舉前話，問趙州。州便脫草鞋，於頭上戴出。南泉云：「子若在，恰救得猫兒。」

Nanquan raised the earlier matter again, this time putting it to Zhaozhou. Zhaozhou took off his sandals, set them on his head, and walked out.

Nanquan said, "If you'd been there, you'd have saved the cat."

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公案圓來問趙州，
長安城裏任閑遊。
草鞋頭戴無人會，
歸到家山即便休。

The case comes round; go ask Zhaozhou.
Through the great city he wanders as he pleases.
Sandals on his head, and no one understands.
He returns to his own mountain, and the matter rests.