Suddenly a robin began to sing, then a song sparrow joined him, and then several orioles began talking at once.

The light grew stronger, the dew drops trembled, flower perfume began to creep out to the audience; the air moved the branches gently and a rooster crowed.
Then all the scene was shaken with a babel of bird notes in which you could hear a cardinal whistling, and a blue finch piping.

Back somewhere among the high branches a dove cooed and then a horse neighed shrilly.
That set a blackbird crying, "T'check," and a whole flock answered it.
The crows began to caw and a lamb bleated.

Then the grosbeaks, chats, and vireos had something to say, and the sun rose higher, the light grew stronger and the breeze rustled the treetops loudly; a cow bawled and the whole barnyard answered.

The guineas were clucking, the turkey gobbler strutting, the hens calling, the chickens cheeping, the light streamed down straight overhead and the bees began to hum.