74 THE APPLE BLOSSOM 
make the tent larger and larger. Soon all the leaves near the 
tent have been eaten. And thus they keep on until a large tent 
has been formed and every leaf on the branch destroyed. 
They are very secure in their tent. It not only protects them 
from rain but from the birds, who are afraid to get tangled in the 
fine tough web. 
An Outdoor Problem 
Here is a problem for you. Have you ever seen the trunk of 
an apple tree covered with rows of holes? Did you know that 
these were made by a bird? Now what bird made them and 
why did he doit? Is he a friend or an enemy of the apple tree? 
Drawing 
If you have no fresh apple blossoms, it will be a good plan to 
make a drawing of a flower. a bud, and a leaf by copying the 
plate, and later, when you get some real ones, compare them with 
the picture. 
