▁alarm ▁clock ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁before ▁there ▁were ▁such ▁modern ▁conven ien ces . ▁The ▁ro oster ▁would ▁begin ▁his ▁song ▁at ▁the ▁breaking ▁of ▁dawn ▁and ▁continue ▁until ▁Col man ▁would ▁come ▁out ▁and ▁speak ▁to ▁it . ▁Col man ▁would ▁then ▁call ▁the ▁other ▁mon ks ▁to ▁prayer ▁by ▁ring ing ▁the ▁b ells . ▁But ▁the ▁mon ks ▁wanted ▁to ▁pray ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁hours , ▁too , ▁and ▁couldn ' t ▁count ▁on ▁the ▁ro oster ▁to ▁aw aken ▁them ▁at ▁mid night ▁and ▁ 3 : 0 0   am . ▁So ▁Col man ▁made ▁a ▁pet ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁mouse ▁that ▁often ▁kept ▁him ▁company ▁in ▁the ▁night ▁by ▁giving ▁it ▁cr umb s ▁to ▁eat . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁mouse ▁was ▁t amed , ▁and ▁Col man ▁asked ▁its ▁help : ▁ ▁" So ▁you ▁are ▁aw ake ▁all ▁night , ▁are ▁you ? ▁It ▁isn ' t ▁your ▁time ▁for ▁sleep , ▁is ▁it ? ▁My ▁friend , ▁the ▁co ck , ▁gives ▁me ▁great ▁help , ▁w aking ▁me ▁every ▁morning . ▁Could n ' t ▁you ▁do ▁the ▁same ▁for ▁me ▁at ▁night , ▁while ▁the ▁co ck ▁is ▁as leep ? ▁If ▁you ▁do ▁not ▁find ▁me ▁stir ring ▁at ▁the ▁usual ▁time , ▁couldn ' t ▁you ▁call ▁me ? ▁Will ▁you ▁do ▁that ?" ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁before ▁Col man ▁tested ▁the ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁mouse . ▁After ▁a ▁long ▁day ▁of ▁pre aching ▁and ▁trav elling