midnight
The privilege of tending the fire was counted an honor among the Winnebagos . To let a fire go out that you had been set to watch , or to leave a fire not properly extinguished was a disgrace . Migwan learned an effective lesson that night about the consequences of dreaming when she should have been doing . Nyoda thought that the girls would be tired out the next morning after their strenuous midnight exercise , and planned to let them sleep several hours later than usual . But at the first appearance of the sun on the river they were wide awake and impatient to get up . Pulling downstream seemed like play after having come up , and going through the rapids with the current was a delirious delight . All that was necessary was to keep the canoe headed straight .