"Bird, beast, fish, reptile, man agree,

To live henceforth in amity?

Come down and celebrate the day."

"Troth," quoth the cock, "you truly say;

For hounds I see come o'er the dell,

With open mouths, the news to tell."

"Adieu," says Ren. "'Tis best to go;

Those dogs the treaty may not know."