noon
The two children could hardly grasp this happiness that had come to them . It filled their hearts brimming full and made them silent . Peter also lay motionless , for he had gone to sleep . Thus the hours flew , and the day was long past noon . Suddenly all the goats arrived , for they had been seeking the children . They did not like to graze in the flowers , and were glad when Peter awoke with their loud bleating . The poor boy was mightily bewildered , for he had dreamt that the rolling-chair with the red cushions stood again before his eyes .