Arabs who are rich have mutton or camel's
flesh, and also rice. All eat vegetables and fruits of various kinds.
There are many kinds of fruit in Arabia. But the greatest and best of
all is the date. This grows on the date-palm tree. The date palm
grows very high. The Arabs are very proud of it. Every part of it is
of use to them. Its fruit is the chief food of many of the people.
You have seen and perhaps you have eaten dried dates. They are not
nearly so sweet or so good as the fruit when taken off the tree. The
trunk of the date palm is good for making furniture. Its leaves make
roofs for houses. Parts of its branches make firewood. From some
parts of the tree cords and ropes are made.
The Arabs do not wear very many clothes. They do not need heavy
clothes, because the weather in Arabia is almost always very warm. The
men wear long light dresses like shirts. They have a belt, or girdle,
around the waist. They wear a handkerchief on the head. This is tied
around with a band or string. On their feet they wear sandals. Do you
know what a sandal is? It is a shoe with only a sole, and straps going
across the foot and round the ankle. The Arab women also wear a long
shirt.
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