Take one pair of pea fowl in a coop near the stove
Plus one bright, breezy spring day. It is really nice out.
Which makes them cheerful and talkative (pea fowl sound just like what you might get if you crossed a provoked pig with an amorous jackass).
Add one boss man splitting kindling so the old lady (who has cleaned out the stove) can build a new fire.....
And what do you get?
Whack....SCREAM....whack..SCREAM....whack..SCREAM.
Every time that ax hit the wood, the male shrieked as if he had been hit. It was funny as heck. Of course when the sun is shining, the air is full of spring and the sky is afluff with poofy clouds, it doesn't take a whole lot to make me laugh.