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heard the clucks of mother hens, the defiant crows of arrogant cocks, the chirping of downy little chicks. He heard the bleating of lambs, the bawl of young calves, the mooing of cows, the grunting of hogs and the squeal of little pigs. He wondered if the cherries were ripe, if the strawberries were all gone, and if the grape vines were in bloom. he wondered if there were more little John unclear to be caught, baptized, and christened. he wondered if the incubators were working, if the wicked rats still caught and billed the chicks, if the pony was still lame. He wondered if Peggy and Ruth played croquet any more, if they had the same dog they had last year. He saw the back porch, with screens all around it, with a table set for the evening meal, with kitchens full of milk -- milk that did he not have