about noon
Leave care to a toad , and live _ à la mode _ ! Click-i-ti , click-i-ti-clack ! '' They had no difficulty in following the Wagtail 's directions . They soon struck a creek they had been told to pursue to its end , and about noon they found themselves in very pretty country . It reminded Dot of the journey they had made to find the Platypus , for there were the same beautiful growths of fern and shrubs . There were also great trailing creepers which hung down like ropes from the tops of the tall trees they had climbed . These rope-like coils of the creepers made capital swings , and often Dot clambered into one of the big loops and sat swinging herself to and fro , laughing and singing , much to the delight and amusement of the Kangaroo .