"The Bridge Builder" is a short story by the iconic New Zealand children's author (1936-2012). It was originally published in 1988 as part of her young adult collection, The Door in the Air and Other Stories . This story holds a special place in Mahy's body of work, as she herself was the daughter of a bridge builder.
However, the story shifts once the builder is released from his domestic duties. No longer bound by the need to build "bridges to be driven over," he begins to construct the fantastical structures of his dreams: the bridge builder by margaret mahy pdf upd