IN LEGEND AND HISTORY 



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The sparrow observes : " Having cared for 

 your nest for nine months, I will not let 

 you enter it for j r so short a time." 

 And then they / \j begin to quarrel. 



The sparrow 

 , says: "There 



yonder is a 



beam. You can build a nest 



there and I will help you. Go 



and get the foundation for it from 



^ the mountain tops of Lapland. 



The swallow leaps up and the sparrow 



comes down from the roof. The swallow 



says, " I am a master mason." 



