midday
Usually the horses went into the shade in the heat of the afternoon , but that day the sky was overcast , and they would not , in spite of Eudena 's solicitude . It was two days after that that Ugh-lomi had his desire . The day was blazing hot , and the multiplying flies asserted themselves . The horses stopped grazing before midday , and came into the shadow below him , and stood in couples nose to tail , flapping . The Master Horse , by virtue of his heels , came closest to the tree . And suddenly there was a rustle and a creak , a _ thud _ ... . Then a sharp chipped flint bit him on the cheek .