The Forest Animals
The frogs and crickets of the Night Choir, and the forest babies who can't sleep without the Lullaby.
Who are the forest animals?
In the forest of the Lost Lullaby, everyone has a part to play. Some of the forest animals sing in the Night Choir. The others are the forest babies, who listen from below.
Who sings in the Night Choir?
Owls up high. Frogs down low. Crickets in between.
The frogs sing the low notes, with their throats puffed out. The crickets sing in the middle, and tune up with their legs. Up above them sit the owls, and the grand owl leads them all.
Who are the forest babies?
The forest babies are the little ones who need the Lullaby to fall asleep. There is a baby rabbit, a fox cub, and a whole nest of little birds.
One night, the Lullaby broke. The baby rabbit’s eyes grew heavy, then popped open again. Then the baby rabbit began to cry. Then the fox cub. Then the whole nest of little birds.
How did the Lullaby come back?
The Night Choir needed one deep note, and nobody could sing it. The frogs tried until their throats puffed out. The crickets tried too. It was the forest babies’ crying that made the Crow sing the deep note at last.
The Lullaby held. And every little creature sighed, and snuggled, and fell fast asleep.
Try this tonight
Which part of the Night Choir would you sing? A low frog note, a middle cricket note, or a high owl note? Try all three, very quietly.
Mysteries
Some things about the forest animals are still a mystery, even to us:
- What are the forest babies’ names?
- Do the frogs and crickets ever sing a different song?
- What other animals live in the forest?
Maybe the stories will tell us one day.
Who's who
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The frogs
They sing the low notes of the Night Choir, with their throats puffed out.
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The crickets
They sing in between the owls and the frogs, and tune up with their legs.
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The baby rabbit
The first of the forest babies to feel sleepy, and the first to cry when the song broke.
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The fox cub
A little orange fox who curls up tight when the Lullaby begins.
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The nest of little birds
Three tiny birds in one nest, who cry all together, and fall asleep all together.
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Last updated October 27, 2026