Folk Tale
The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice
Title | The Swallow, the Serpent, and the Court of Justice |
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Original Title | Χελιδὼν καὶ δράκων |
Original Author | Αἴσωπος |
Original ID | trans-4736.xml |
Book Author | George Fyler Townsend |
Chapter Nr. | 083 |
Language code | eng |
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 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."
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