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.”