“Well, well!” he exclaimed. “I wonder what’s happened to that old owl!
Something must have tickled him—for I never heard an owl laugh in broad
daylight before.”





XXI
AT HOME IN THE HAYSTACK


After what happened when he came to his door without remembering to take
off his red nightcap, Solomon Owl hoped that Reddy Woodpecker would stop
teasing him.

But it was not so. Having once viewed Solomon’s red cap, Reddy Woodpecker
wanted to see it some more. So he came again and again and knocked on
Solomon’s door.

Solomon Owl, however, remembered each time to remove his nightcap before
sticking his head out. And it might be said that neither of them was
exactly pleased. For Reddy Woodpecker was disappointed; and Solomon Owl
was angry.

Not a day passed that Reddy Woodpecker didn’t disturb Solomon’s rest at
least a dozen times. Perhaps if Solomon had just kept still inside his
house Reddy would have grown tired of bothering him. But Solomon Owl—for
all he looked so wise—never thought of that.