throughout the puerile brimmed activity and life ; colorful birds sang ; white unicorns danced ; herds of six-legged deer ran ; faerie dragons flew like kites while they decorated the skies with happy cloud faces ; large hares said hello and dashed off ; rocks mumbled to each other and told silly jokes and rhymes ; low-caste wisps , gnomes , pixies , and nymphs frolicked up on hilltops and down in shady glens .