it is said that suhail rose and he raised a measure and he put down a measure meaning that time has gone and time has come meaning that the heat has gone and the cold has come. and they say that suhail said i will deceive a fool from his young meaning that he will prevent him from suckling and taking care of him so the heat will kill him. and when they wanted to wean the young ones at the rising of suhail they would meet suhail with him and one of them would take him by the ear or slap him then he would swear that he would not suckle a drop after that day then he would tie up all of his mothers offspring and wean him. and the poet said
ويقال طلع سهيل ورفع كيل، ووضع كيل يراد ذهب زمان وجاء زمان أى ذهب الحر وجاء البرد. ويقولون قال سهيل لأغرن أحمق من فصيله يريد أنه يمنعه من الرضاع والقيام عليه فيقتله الحر وكانوا إذا أرادوا فصال الحوار عند طلوع سهيل، استقبلوا به سهيلا وأخذ أحدهم بأذنه أو لطمه، ثم حلف ألا يرضع بعد يومه ذلك قطرة ثم يصر أخلاف امه كلها ويفصله. وقال الشاعر