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put them out of the way! Where would the mother bird lay her eggs then? It must be about

time for her to lay eggs. It was time for Nani to clean the room, too. She did it every week or
so. Suddenly, Pinky knew she had to help the birds. She simply had to shift the nest out of
the room.

It was not so easy. There was a lock on the door and the key swung on a ring tied
securely to Nani’s sari. The following morning when Nani was going for her bath Pinky
hovered around. Nani untied the key-ring, put it on her table and went into the bathroom.

Like a whirlwind, Pinky picked up the key-ring and made off for the terrace.
Nana’s room was crammed with books. Apart from three bookcases packed to capacity,

there was a wooden bookshelf running the length of one wall. At the far end of this shelf,
Pinky found the nest. She reached out and scooped it up between her palms, pausing for a
brief moment to admire the perfect cup shape and the smooth lining of the nest.

hovered around : move to and fro

There was no time to lose. With the nest held firmly in her hands, Pinky ran out of the

door. Her eager eyes swept the scene, but there was not a single spot suitable for a little
nest. The terrace was simply a flat surface with low walls. The neem tree at one end was out
of reach.

“Ah, I know,” cried Pinky. She placed the nest on the window-sill on the outer wall of
Nana’s room, just below the broken window-pane. “There,” she said happily, wedging the

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