〈來僕不敬罰揹磨〉故事有四種說法，各有其重點。最早一種見於十三世紀之法國，後世無傳。其他三說在二百多年後相繼見於中國，流傳至今。本論文比較四說，以明其所以傳或不傳之原因及敘述重點不同之意義

＂Punishment for the Insolent Messenger＂ used to have four different narratives. The earliest one was recorded in the 13th century France. The other three appeared in China more than 200 years later. However, the story has lasted in China, but not in France or any other places in Europe. This paper discusses this result by examining and analyzing these four different versions