The cock, a doodle, and the ostrich all practice their vocalizations to announce their arrival at the sun goddess's house. The rooster says that they have an important role to play in announcing the arrival of the mistress, and that everyone must practice their voices every day to be "upstanding servants" to the goddess. He says that everyone feels the same way at the beginning, but as long as they practice every day, they will find a voice for the sun. He tells the birds that they must not give up, and he tells them to walk away with their tails between their legs while he is still willing to "go easy on you" . He then tells the cat, hagiri, that "meaningless personal fights" are not allowed, and tells him to get out of his way or else he will kill him. He also tells hagiri that he will not eat him if he gets eaten, but he says that he is not talking about him, but about the cat. hagiri says that his face is scary, but the cock says that it is not, because he has scars and he is weak