77. The Swallow, The Serpent, And The Court Of Justice A S wallow, returning from abroad, and ever fond of dwelling with men, built herself a nest in the wall of a Court of Justice, and there hatched seven young birds. A Serpent gliding past the nest, from its hole in the wall, ate up the young unfledged nestlings. The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented greatly, and exclaimed: "Woe to me a stranger! That in this place where all others' rights are protected, I alone should suffer wrong." | 77. 燕子、蛇和法庭 一只从海外归来的燕子,最爱和人住在一起,它替自己在一个法庭的墙上,筑了一个巢,在那里孵了七只小燕子。 一条蛇从墙洞里出来,爬近那个巢,把那些未生羽毛的小雏燕吃掉。 燕子一看到她的巢里空了,非常伤心,便喊道:「我这陌生人真不幸啊!在这里,别人的权利,都有保障,只有我是须要忍受委屈的。」 |