midnight
And she knew that on the other side of it lay Pleasant Valley -- and her home at Farmer Green 's . OF COURSE everybody knows that while the cat 's away the mice will play . So what happened during Miss Kitty Cat 's absence from the farmhouse was really no more than any one might have expected . There were gay banquets in Mrs. Green 's pantry at midnight . And among those present there was no one that had a better time than fat Mr. Moses Mouse . He was always the life of the party . He made jokes about Miss Snooper -- as he called Miss Kitty Cat .