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The weavers here don't build
condos like those in the White Namib.
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Each one builds
his own free-swinging nest.
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To do that, he has
to perform a small miracle.
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He has no hands, only his little beak
to make all those intricate knots.
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So a newlywed is nervous when he builds
his first nest under the watch of his bride.
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When the job is done, he hops onto a twig
and timidly invites his wife to inspect it.
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She flits across and takes a long,
hard look at her future home.
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It doesn't look very neat, and she
doesn't even like the neighborhood.
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She's got to raise her kids in this?
"You like it, huh? You like it? Huh?"
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She makes a closer inspection
and subjects the house to testing...
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...to see whether it conforms to her
specifications, and he's in quite a flutter.
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She's not satisfied and vents her fury
on his substandard workmanship.
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"You didn't like it, huh?"
"You bet your life I didn't like it."
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He will try again, and this time he
chooses the neighborhood carefully.
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He's all of a twitter
because she's watching.
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First he has to tie two twigs together,
but it's not easy. Those twigs are springy.
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Oh, boy, it's not easy.
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But if all those others can do it,
he can too.
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One day, he'll build
a house he can be proud of...
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...although he'll still get nervous
when his wife comes to approve it.