母雞發現了幾隻蛇蛋，小心翼翼地孵化，細心地幫他們啄開蛋殼。燕子看到這情景，就對母雞說： “你真是愚不可及 !你為什麼要孵化這些壞家夥呢？等他們稍微長大一些，第一個傷害的就是你啊 !”
一個人的善行可能會加速他的自我毀滅。
A Hen .nding the eggs of a viper and carefully keeping them warm， hem into life. A Swall what she had done，said， “You silly creature! why have you hatched these vipers whi they shall have grown，will in.ijury on all，beginning with yourself？”
A good natured man will often assist his owion.