A SWALLOW, returning from abroad and especially fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice and there hatched seven young birds. —
有一只燕子，从国外归来，特别喜欢与人类居住，她在一座法院的墙壁上筑巢，并在那里孵化了七只小鸟。 —

A Serpent gliding past the nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged nestlings. —
一条蛇从墙壁的洞穴里滑过，把那些未长羽毛的小鸟吞了下去。 —

The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented greatly and exclaimed: —
燕子发现她的巢空了，极度悲痛地哀叹道： —

“Woe to me a stranger! —
“哀哉，我是个陌生人！ —

that in this place where all others’ rights are protected, I alone should suffer wrong.”
在这个所有人的权益都受到保护的地方，却只有我遭受不公。”