In order to put out the fire, the Bird goes to the well to get some water.
The bird says that he will see us tomorrow, and goes away.
The sun had set; the birds were going home to sleep.
The only place the forest opened up to let her through was where the bird went.
The entire first act is the end of the day, the moment when the birds go quiet.
She was only planning to let the bird go anyway.
By the next Monday night, it seemed the birds had gone.
Those birds were going to take a lot of punishment.
"Those are orders to die if you don't tell us where our little birds have gone."