. Beasts and men . Fighting. THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDSAND BEASTS NE day as Bruin the Bear and Isengrim the Wolfwere taking a walk in the woods they came to abig elm-tree with a hollow trunk. Peeringwithin in the hope of finding something to eatthey espied a little nest supported by twonotches in the bark. It was the tiniest andneatest little house one could wish to see, made of fresh greenmoss, with a small opening in the middle for a door, and was,in fact, the home of a little bird called the Golden-crestedWren. Now among the country people the golden-crestedwren is often known by the name of t
. Beasts and men . Fighting. THE BATTLE OF THE BIRDSAND BEASTS NE day as Bruin the Bear and Isengrim the Wolfwere taking a walk in the woods they came to abig elm-tree with a hollow trunk. Peeringwithin in the hope of finding something to eatthey espied a little nest supported by twonotches in the bark. It was the tiniest andneatest little house one could wish to see, made of fresh greenmoss, with a small opening in the middle for a door, and was,in fact, the home of a little bird called the Golden-crestedWren. Now among the country people the golden-crestedwren is often known by the name of the Kinglet, and beingaware of this, Isengrim saw a chance of playing a joke uponhis companion. Look at this nest. Bruin, said he. What would you say if I told you it was a Kings palace ? That a Kings palace ! laughed Bruin scornfully. 133 FOLK TALES OF BEASTS AND MEN A handful of moss in a hole ! Why, with one tap of mypaw I could smash it to fragments ! I should not advise you to do any such thing, saidIsengrim. The King wh
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