The Building of her House 
and carries the spoke over to 4. She 
does this so that her wheel will not 
grow too heavy on one side and thus, 
pull the frame-work out of shape. 
After most of the spokes are in 
she feels carefully around the 
hub to find out where 
another ought to be placed. 5 
When she is satisfied 
with the number 
she begins at 
the hub and y a ae Epeira’s I 
se with the foundation 
moves Z and the spiral scaffolding 







around ~ and around on the spokes, 
spinning as she goes, and fastening 
the threads to every spoke. Wider 
and wider grows the spiral, till at last 
Mrs. Epeira has reached the outer 
border of her wheel. 
You know when carpenters build a 
house they make a large scaffold upon 
which to stand while they are ham- 
mering and pounding away on the 
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