Some anger enlarges the dimensions of their narrow necks.
Hunting for insects has ceased. Seeking refuge from hungry cats and hungrier men has also ceased. As battle cries rend the air and carnage is due to commence, the villagers leave behind their long history of cowardice, and gather here. The warriors do not know what this war is about, or who is whose enemy. They do not comprehend the clamour that rushes on this dumb village like a bellowing sea.