Upon the roof of the pig-stye sat Dr. Maggotty and three jackdaws.

在猪圈屋顶坐着麦格提医生和三只鸦。

Her friends repeated the pleasing phrase enthusiastically, and for several minutes she stood, like a jackdaw in the fable, enjoying her borrowed plumes, while the rest chattered like a party of magpies.

朋热忱地一再重复这令人高兴词。她足足有好几分钟站着，像寓言里鸦，以它借来羽毛而自鸣得意，而其余人则像一群叽叽喳喳喜鹊交谈着。