A very quiet cricket who wants to rub his wings together and make a sound as do so many other animals finally achieves his wish. The cricket's sound is reproduced at the end of the book.
一个暖和的日子里，小蟋蟀出生了，大蟋蟀、蝗虫、螳螂……都热情的向它打招呼，小蟋蟀很想回答，它用力的摩擦翅膀，却发不出声音。直到有一天，它遇到了母蟋蟀。!