A Cock
[Coming forward.] The correct and proper way to crow is Cowkerdowdledow!
Chantecler
What Cock is that?
First Chicken
An Anglo-Indian.
Second Chicken
And the Turk over there, whose comb suggests a cyst, crows Coocooroocoocoo!
Third Chicken
[Shouting in his ear.] Do you not upon occasions vary your Cockadoodledoo with Cackadaddledaa?
Another Cock
[Springing up at the right.] I for one, entirely suppress the vowels: Cck-d-dl-d!
Chantecler
[Trying to get away.] Is it a Welsh Rabbit dream?
Another Cock
[Springing up at the left.] O a-oo-e-oo! Have you ever tried suppressing the consonants?
Another Cock
[Pushing aside all the others.] I mix the whole thing up—Cuck-o-deedle-daa!—in a free and supple song!
Chantecler
My brain reels!