The girls wanted to make their delivery after their chicken coop chores. They finished the chores at 9:00. They asked their parents if it was OK to run out cookies, and they said yes.
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...and I forgot to mention that the girls only went to houses that were lit. I suppose that may make a difference to some.
And this was also the first time I'd heard about the incident.
Well then, they should have changed the date or otherwise re-arranged their schedule. Just because they had other things to do earlier in the evening, does not give them the right to violate good manners and knock on people's doors at an unacceptable hour.
They asked their parents if it was OK to run out cookies, and they said yes.
Did the parents know they were taking the cookies to strangers? Did the parents know their children's planned method of delivery? If so, then shame on the parents for not teaching their children better manners and judgment.