"The Bridge Builder" is a celebrated 1988 short story by Margaret Mahy that explores the tension between functional reality and the transformative power of imagination. Inspired by her father's work in New Zealand, the story follows a builder who transitions from constructing traditional structures to creating fantastical, symbolic bridges. Read the story review at The Wonder of Words . Story Review – The Bridge-Builder - The Wonder of Words

You can find the story included in various collections, such as the Beyond anthology (starting on page 255).

Do not confuse Mahy's short story with the famous poem "The Bridge Builder" by Will Allen Dromgoole , which focuses on an old man building a bridge for a youth who follows him. April | 2020 | NZ Poetry Shelf | Page 4

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The search for a "PDF upd" (updated PDF) suggests a desire for a clean, printable, or perhaps illustrated version of the text. Because the poem by Dromgoole is in the public domain, it is widely available for free.