. The story of hedgerow and pond . ould not be able to keep up theirnumbers at all, but would graduallybecome fewer and fewer until therewould be no more left ? And if thathappened, of course the hawks, cats,and weasels would have to die downtoo, for there wouldnt be enough food190 and Their Homes for them to cat. For after they haddevoured all the mice and other littlethings, they would have to eat oneanother or die of starvation. But when the spring comes roundagain, the wrens, which have spent allthe winter prying into holes and corners,choose the most convenient place, andmake their nest t
. The story of hedgerow and pond . ould not be able to keep up theirnumbers at all, but would graduallybecome fewer and fewer until therewould be no more left ? And if thathappened, of course the hawks, cats,and weasels would have to die downtoo, for there wouldnt be enough food190 and Their Homes for them to cat. For after they haddevoured all the mice and other littlethings, they would have to eat oneanother or die of starvation. But when the spring comes roundagain, the wrens, which have spent allthe winter prying into holes and corners,choose the most convenient place, andmake their nest there. Sometimes itis hidden away among the roots undera hollow bank, sometimes amid the ivyon a tree-trunk or old wall, or in a hedofeor bush ; very often in the side of a hay-stack. And occasionally Mrs. Jennychooses still funnier places, where noone would ever expect to find a birdsnest. She has before now built hernest in a scarecrow, or in the dried-upbody of a dead bird, hung up by thegamekeepers as a warning to others, in191. Three Feathered Mites
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