a crow had seen him fall, and cried loudly, "come! come! come!" to his friends. the rabbits, who were feeding near by, came scampering along, making great leaps in their haste to see what was the matter. the goldfinches, the robins, the orioles, the woodpeckers, and many other birds came fluttering up. even a blue jay sat on a branch above the bat and shrieked, "jay! jay! jay!" to add to the excitement. and last of all, the ground hog appeared, coming slowly and with dignity, as a person who can remember his grandfather should do.