Then my father put the house on the branch of a tree.

One day I saw a wren fly into the house.

Oh, how glad I was!

Now many birds seem to enjoy the bird house.

The Woodpecker’s Nest

We have an old cherry tree in our back yard.

One day last spring we heard a pounding noise outside our kitchen window.

Then we noticed that a woodpecker was making holes in the tree with his strong bill.

Tiny pieces of wood fell to the ground as the woodpecker kept boring.