ten o'clock
And so the three children talked the matter over , and made plans for the morrow . `` You must help me in the morning , '' said their father . `` Samuel must drop the corn in the hills for the hired man to cover , Robert will drop the beans , and Maggie must put in the pumpkin-seed . We shall have it all done by ten o'clock , and then you can play the rest of the day . If a flock of bobolinks comes along you may be able to catch one , though they are very shy , and do not stop long in any one place . '' The next morning the sun rose radiantly in the eastern sky , and climbed up among the golden clouds , and all the early birds joined in a glad song of welcome . The robin chanted from the lofty branches of the elm ; the bluebird , with plumage brighter than the bluest sky , glided in and out among the apple-trees , and enlivened the scene by its occasional joyous song ; the red linnet whistled and chattered in the shrubbery , and the sparrow chirped in the hedge .