about noon
Turning to Dot it said , `` You will be able to tell the big Humans that we Emus are not such fools as they think , and that we find their flocks of silly sheep most useful and entertaining animals . '' Chuckling to itself , the Emu strode off , leaving Dot and the Kangaroo to pass another night in the solitude of the Bush . The next day they travelled a long distance . At about noon they came to a part of the country which the Kangaroo said she knew well . `` But we must be careful , '' she added , `` as we are very near Humans in this part . '' As Dot was tired -LRB- for she had had to walk much more than usual -RRB- the Kangaroo suggested that she should rest at the pretty spot they had reached , whilst she herself went in search of Willy Wagtail . Dot had to promise the Kangaroo over and over again , not to leave the spot during her absence .