But for once Solomon's great pale face did not appear.
"Where's the fun?" Reddy's friends had wanted to know, after they had waited until they were impatient.
And Reddy Woodpecker could only shake his head and say:
"I can't understand it! It's never happened like this before. I'm afraid Solomon Owl has lost his hearing."
Reddy Woodpecker's friends were no more polite than he.
