The sound of birds chirping and the warm sun on her face brought her out of her deep restful slumber.

There was no sound of bird or insect, and the occasional hare, or "Molly Cotton-tail," as Annie delightedly called it, who hopped across the road, made no noise at all.

I followed a stream through a marshy area to a dry bank shaded by a tree where I stretched out and listened to the sounds of birds and insects.

We became very still, and soon heard the sounds of bird and insect above the lower notes of the brawling stream.

If ever he heard the slightest sound of bird or rabbit down amongst the trees or bushes beneath them, he gave a low growl.