All day long they worked hard.

The burning sun blazed down upon them, making them hot and tired.

Legree and his two chief slaves, called Quimbo and Sambo, marched about all the time with whips in their hands.

At night they drove the slaves back again to their miserable huts.
But before they could rest, they had to grind and cook the corn for their supper.

When at last they did go to sleep, they had to lie on the heaps of dirty straw instead of in comfortable beds..