All the Beasts. O, just hear him!
Wolf. No, that is not it. It is some kind of nest. See! Here is the hole at the top, for the bird to go into, and here is the place for the eggs and the young birds.
Birds. O, just hear him!
Bear. Just hear him talk!
Goat. No, you are both wrong. It is the root of some plant.
(He showed them the shoe string hanging at the side.)
See this long, fine root. Surely it is a root!
Birds. O, just hear him talk!
Beasts. Just hear him!
Bear. I tell you it is the husk of a fruit.