noon
cried Whopper . That day was a busy one for all hands . To do as much work as possible on the shelter , only a few hours were spent in hunting and fishing . But their luck was good and long before noon they had a dozen fish to their credit and also half a dozes rabbits , a wild turkey , three squirrels and some small birds . `` There , that will keep us going for a while , '' declared Snap . `` Now let us turn all our attention to the cabin , so we can get away from Mr. Bear , if necessary . '' It was no easy matter to chop down the five trees to a height of about eight feet , but once this was done cabin building began in earnest , and by nightfall they had a rude roof over the posts and had the back logged up to a height of four feet .