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. A Serpent gliding1 past the

　　nest from its hole in the wall ate up the young unfledged

　　nestlings. The Swallow, finding her nest empty, lamented2 greatly

　　and exclaimed: "Woe3 to me a stranger! that in this place where

　　all others' rights are protected, I alone should suffer wrong."