A Fowler was setting his nets for little birds when a Lark came up to him and asked him what he was doing. “I am engaged in founding a city,” said he, and with that he withdrew to a short distance and concealed himself. The Lark examined the nets with great curiosity, and presently, catching sight of the bait, hopped on to them in order to secure it, and became entangled in the meshes. The Fowler then ran up quickly and captured her. “What a fool I was!” said she, “but at any rate, if that's the kind of city you are founding, it'll be a long time before you find fools enough to fill it.”
有一个捕鸟人设置罗网要抓捕小鸟，这时一只百灵鸟过来问他在做什么。“我在建造一座城市。”他说着藏到了不远处。百灵鸟很好奇地检查了他的网，很快便看到了诱饵，于是就跳过去享用，结果却陷在了网里。捕鸟人立刻跑过去抓住了她。“我可真蠢啊。”她说，“不过，如果你是在建造这种城市，那你要找到足够多的傻瓜，这可需要很长时间呢。”