“Follow me, then!” said Solomon Owl. And he led the way to his home in the
hemlock.

For once, Benjamin Bat flew in a fairly straight line, though he did a
little dodging, because he couldn’t help it.

There was more room inside Solomon’s house than Benjamin Bat had supposed.
While Benjamin was looking about and telling Solomon that he had a fine
home, his host quickly made a bed of leaves in one corner of the
room—there was only one room, of course.

“That’s for you!” said Solomon Owl. “I always sleep on the other side of
the house.” And without waiting even to make sure that his guest was
comfortable, Solomon Owl lay down and began to snore—for he was very
sleepy.

It was so cozy there that Benjamin Bat was glad, already, that he had
accepted Solomon’s invitation.





XIII
THE LUCKY GUEST


In the middle of the day Solomon Owl happened to awake. He was sorry that
he hadn’t slept until sunset, because he was very hungry. Knowing that it