midnight
And the only comforting thought that entered his head was that on so stormy a night Tommy Fox and Fatty Coon would be snug and warm in their beds . _ They _ would n't go out in such weather . And Solomon Owl wished that he , too , had stayed at home that night . From midnight until almost dawn Solomon Owl sat there . Now and then he tried to fly . But it was no use . He could scarcely raise himself off the ground .