106 WAYS OF THE SIX-FOOTED 



To return to our mother builder : her work is by 

 no means done when she has finished one house, for 

 she builds several. She sometimes places three or four 

 together along one twig; sometimes she seems to get 

 tired, and we find two neighboring jugs, one much 

 smaller than the other. Late in summer we find 

 these jugs with holes in their sides, showing where 

 the adults have made their escape from the dark, safe 

 homes. But whenever we find these cunning little 

 structures we always pause to admire them and yield 

 our tribute of praise to the clever mother mason that 

 built them. 



