CHAPTER X 



THE HOME IN THE OLD STONE BRIDGE 



T N a large cavity, right underneath the 

 * old moss-covered bridge, where a 

 stone had tumbled out during a heavy 

 flood, a pair of Dippers had built their 

 home. It reminded one of a large nest of 

 the Wren. It was domed over, and had 

 a hole at the side just large enough to 

 admit the bird. There was a tremendous 

 amount of material in that nest, and it 

 took the two birds a fortnight to build, 

 and they worked hard at it too, from 

 early morning until sunset, just going 

 off for short excursions for food. The 

 walls were so solid, and the moss with 

 which it was constructed was so well 

 worked together, that no water would 



