Bird Trades
Reading edition
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.
