The Web site Bzzzpeek.com records onomatopoetic animal sounds ("Moo" or "Ribbet") as children from all over the world express them. Interpretations of animal sounds differ from country to country, ...

There are a thousand sounds in the naked city. A car screeches to a halt. A screen door slams shut. A child splashes in the bathtub. A teenage girl giggles on the telephone. And in the sweet quiet by ...