Amorwe, whan that day bigan to sprynge,
Up roos oure Hoost, and was oure aller cok,
And gadrede us togidre alle in a flok.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue. The Host, Harry Bailly, is the rooster who awakens all the pilgrims in the morning and gathers them together in a flock.