But she also wanted to shout to drown out the constant sounds of gunfire, to shield little ears.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

If he could do that, surely he should be able to render the quickness of his mare as she shook her tail against the flies, or impatiently raised her neck while he prepared the little painting cart, or pricked her ears as he made noises to the forest.

NEWYORKER: The Limner

Sometimes, when the noise became so loud that they could not hear their own ears, Frankie would turn it down a little.

NPR: Excerpt: 'The Member of the Wedding'

His little brother, Burris, stood in the driveway with a finger in one of his ears, peering down the barrel of a cap pistol while he pulled the trigger repeatedly.

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