noon
Sally listened very quietly and never said a word . When they arrived at the garden , Kaetheli had just finished her sad tale ; she stood still for a moment and was surprised that Sally did not say anything ; then she said , `` Good-bye ! '' and ran away . At the noon meal Ritz related faithfully all that had happened in school : for now , since Sally and even Edi had received home-tasks , he found that to be more remarkable than sorrowful . Edi seemed somewhat dejected . When now the small , golden , roasted apples were placed on the table , Ritz stopped his report and applied himself thoroughly to the work of eating them . When he had cleared his plate , which was done very quickly , he looked slyly at the plates of his brother and sister , for he knew that the second supply of the things on the table came only after all three had finished their first .