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The Birds' Court.
I. The Jay (Sparrow) has Wronged the Magpie (Wagtail). He is to be hanged. The wren (fox) says that a respectable man cannot be so severely punished for such a trifle. The jay is acquitted.
II. The Starling Beats the Magpie, the stranger, who complains to the court. The judge - the eagle - asks for the oldest of the birds, the sparrow. Jumping about, the latter says that the starling is guilty.
III. The Snipe Tramples on the Crow. The snipe is to be hanged. The wood-starling defends her. The snipe is forbidden tо fly during the day.
IV. The Crow Insults the Cuckoo. The judge says that henceforth the cuckoo is allowed to insult the crow.
V. The Crow Accuses the Nightingale. The witnesses are the magpie and the oriole. The court decides that the crow must not hurt the nightingale.
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