A Swallow was once boasting to a Crow about her birth. “I was once a princess,” said she, “the daughter of a King of Athens, but my husband used me cruelly, and cut out my tongue for a slight fault. Then, to protect me from further injury, I was turned by Juno into a bird.” “You chatter quite enough as it is,” said the Crow. “What you would have been like if you hadn't lost your tongue, I can't think.”
一只燕子跟一只乌鸦夸耀自己的出身。“我过去是个公主，是雅典一个国王的女儿，但是我的丈夫对我很冷酷，因为一点小错误就把我的舌头割了。为了远离更多的伤害，我求朱诺女神把我变成了一只鸟。”乌鸦说：“你现在已经够唠叨了，真想不出来你有舌头的时候是个什么样子。”