But there followed in turn what proved even a worse evil.

All the birds were cowed; their sounds stopped.
Neither song nor chirp was heard--silence seemed to have taken the place of the normal voices of bird life.

But that was not all.

The silence spread to all animals.
The fear and restraint which brooded amongst the denizens of the air began to affect all life.

Not only did the birds cease song or chirp, but the lowing of the cattle ceased in the fields and the varied sounds of life died away.