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

在猪圈屋顶上坐着麦格提医生和三只寒鸦。

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.

朋友热忱地一再重复这令人高兴词。她足足有好几分钟站着，像寓言里小寒鸦，以它借毛而自鸣意，而其余人则像一群叽叽喳喳喜鹊交谈着。