six o'clock
in the morning
When she was little , Ursula pattered about in little wooden clogs , a blue overall over her thick red dress , a red shawl crossed on her breast and tied behind again . So she ran with her father to the garden . The household rose early . He was out digging by six o'clock in the morning , he went to his work at half-past eight . And Ursula was usually in the garden with him , though not near at hand . At Eastertime one year , she helped him to set potatoes . It was the first time she had ever helped him .