CHAPTER V 



THE EGGS ON TOP OF THE HILL 



~^HE Lapwings had many adventures 

 ^ before they decided to build their 

 nest right on top of the hill. The first 

 one was made down on the marsh, and 

 soon after the eggs were laid they were 

 taken by a labourer, and no doubt were 

 heartily enjoyed for his breakfast on the 

 following morning. A second attempt 

 was made, and two eggs were laid in a 

 slight hollow in the four-acre field at the 

 foot of the hill, but the field being 

 ploughed they were destroyed. Then the 

 birds decided to go to the top of the 

 hill. There was some rough grass up 

 there, and on a small mound the hen 

 made another nest. It was a poor 



