The stars rose in the sky and glittered like fireflies even before night arrived. The fishes and the aquatic birds in the lotusponds hid themselves under water. Lotuses dried up in tanks..... - [3-23-13]
- and the sarika ( Maina ) birds sang (chi-chi) thoughtlessly. Dreadful to watch were the thunderstorms and the meteors that dropped down from the sky. [3-23-15]