Ms. Wronski, a teacher, discovers a dead crow by the side of the street, which is accompanied by a crow that is still alive. The dead crow's body gives away no sign of what has killed it, but its wing keeps rising and falling automatically. Ms. Wronski goes inside to retrieve an oven mitt shaped like a bear to help her move the crow's body and takes it into her house. The other bird who is still alive follows and watches her. She places the crow in a box and considers burying it in her neighbor's yard, as a fallen tree has left a large hole in the dirt, but she ends up deciding against this. She and the neighbor do not have a particularly warm relationship, but there is no animosity between them. However, she speaks easily and freely with both crows. She decides to honor the crow by lying in the road and positioning her body to match the bird. The bird's wing continues to move up and down even though it is dead. Countless crows appear and begin flying frantically, and at the same time, her neighbor exits his house and sits in the hole left by the fallen tree. The trees in the neighborhood begin to levitate upwards.