The others made signs to Lottie and pointed.

Lottie turned very red; she looked bewildered, and at last she said, "Hee-haw! Ke-zia." "Ss! Wait a minute!" They were in the very thick of it when the bull stopped them, holding up his hand.

"What's that?
What's that noise ?" "What noise?
What do you mean ?" asked the rooster.
"Ss! Shut up! Listen!" They were mouse-still.

"I thought I heard a--a sort of knocking," said the bull.
"What was it like ?" asked the sheep faintly.
No answer.
The bee gave a shudder.

"Whatever did we shut the door for ?" she said softly.