noon
He grumbled as he washed , that '' ` Twa n't no good -- he 'd be all dirty again in two minutes , '' which was not far from the truth . But he went at the cooking with enthusiasm , which lasted nearly an hour . After this he did not see any fun in it , and for once he , as well as the others , began to realize how much was done for them at home . At noon Sappy set out nothing but dirty dishes , and explained that so long as each got his own it was all right . His foot was very troublesome at meal time also . He said it was the moving round when he was hurrying that made it so hard to bear , but in their expedition with bows and arrows later on he found complete relief . `` Say , look at the Red-bird , '' he shouted , as a Tanager flitted onto a low branch and blazed in the sun .