midnight
` Are they all right in there ? ' asked his wife . ` They are asleep , ' he replied , and bolted the door . The cocks had crowed midnight , the dog had barked his answer and squeezed under the cart for shelter , everybody was asleep . Then the stable door creaked , and a shadow stole out , moved along the walls and disappeared into the cowshed . It was Maciek . He drew the whimpering child from under his sukmana and put its mouth to the cow 's udder .