five o'clock
he exclaimed . `` Do n't their hair get hot in this sun ! '' `` Well , I 'm just as hot as that all over , '' she replied emphatically , `` and I want to go to a country where a body can get under a tree once in a while . I ca n't go in till five o'clock , and I forgot my jug , and I 'm so thirsty I feel as if I 'd crack like this ground , '' she said , pointing to the earth between them . `` Jimminy ! I 'll ride back and fetch you a drink , '' he said , poking his heels into his pony 's ribs so suddenly that the little beast kicked spitefully . The girl called after him to `` never mind , '' but he was off on his errand .