was Put out to Nurse 
really was most comfortable and com- 
modious, and then it saved so much 
trouble—hardly any nest to make, and 
when it rained it was quite snug and 
dry. Then in the next field Mrs. Peewit- 
Lapwing had laid her four eggs on the 
ground in the middle of a field. It was 
rather rough ; but they thought it wouldn’t 
take much time to collect four or five 
grass stems and arrange them round a 
hollow in the ground. They noticed par- 
ticularly how it was done, and flew off, 
thinking there was no hurry : they could 
easily make as good a home as that in 
less than no time. But when they 
passed again some weeks later, still 
enjoying themselves and doing nothing, 
they found that Mr. and Mrs. Peewit- 
Lapwing had four little ones to feed, 
and were busily running about picking 
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