midday
`` So that 's what you 're laughing at , is it ? '' he cried angrily . And then nobody laughed any more -- that is , nobody but Solomon Owl . Solomon was so pleased by the fight that followed between Jasper Jay and Reddy Woodpecker that his deep , rumbling laughter could be heard for half an hour -- even if it _ was _ midday . `` _ Wha-wha ! Whoo-ah ! _ '' The sound reached the ears of Farmer Green , who was just crossing a neighboring field , on his way home to dinner .