Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up,seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would.
The lonely dog
Where is my master?
In the living room, the voice-clock sang, Tick-tock, seven o'clock, time to get up, time to get up,seven o 'clock! as if it were afraid that nobody would.
Falling tree
The morning house lay empty. The clockticked on, repeating and repeating its sounds into the emptiness.
The burning fire
Fire!!!
The dog frothed at the mouth, lying at the door, sniffing, its eyes turned to fire. It ran wildly incircles, biting at its tail, spun in a frenzy, and died. It lay in the parlor for an hour.
End to everything
"Today is August 5, 2026, today is August 5, 2026, today is..."
The wind blew. A falling tree bough crashed through the kitchen window. Cleaning solvent, bottled, shattered over the stove. The room was ablaze in an instant!
"Fire!" screamed a voice. The house lights flashed, water pumps shot water from the ceilings. But solvent spread on the linoleum, licking, eating, under the kitchen door, while the voices took it up in chorus: "Fire, fire, fire!"
"Today is August 5, 2026, today is August 5, 2026, today is..."