noon
`` I could n't sleep if I tried , '' said Whopper . `` I 'd be seeing all kinds of snakes in my dreams ! '' And he shuddered . Fortunately they had cooked some extra fish that noon and this food had not been taken from the boat . They dined on the fish and some crackers , and that was all . By this time it was night and the tiny campfire was a mere glow of hot ashes . `` We might try the other side of the stream , '' suggested Snap .