一则本生故事，讲述一个以家族成员长寿著称的家庭——一位青年听闻好友去世的假消息却泰然不信，因为他家从无夭折之例，此事引得其师亲自查访，探得其家德行长寿的秘诀。

A birth-story about a family renowned for the longevity of its members, in which a young man’s calm refusal to believe a false report of his friend’s death — because no one in his family had ever died young — prompts his teacher to investigate and learn the secret of their virtuous lives.