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BIRD TRADES by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THE SWALLOW IS A MASON
Last Line: "AND BUSY LITTLE TAILORS TOO, / AMONG THE BIRDS ARE FOUND"
Subject(s): BIRDS;HOLIDAYS;TREES;
THE swallow is a mason,
And underneath the eaves
He builds a nest and plasters it
With mud and hay and leaves.

Of all the weavers that I know,
The oriole is the best;
High on the branches of the tree
She hangs her cosy nest.

The woodpecker is hard at work --
A carpenter is he --
And you may hear him hammering,
His nest high up a tree.

Some little birds are miners;
Some build upon the ground;
And busy little tailors too,
Among the birds are found.



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