2:15
The sun seemed to be ` way up and he was so tired and hot that he was about ready to drop ; but he found that when the work was done and Sam gave each boy a ticket it was n't very late , after all . `` It 's just nine o'clock , '' said Sam , `` and you kids 'd better scoot home and get some breakfast . Just show your mothers them tickets if they scold you for stayin ' so long and I guess they 'll hush right up . The matinee starts at 2:15 , but if you want to see the menagerie , you 'd better come about half-past one or right after the parade . '' Those magic pieces of paper , which Jerry and Chris held tightly in their hands for fear of losing them , made them forget their hunger and weariness and they set off for home at full speed . They raced breathless into the house and found that Mrs. Mullarkey and Nora had finished washing the breakfast dishes . `` Look , mother ! ''