They have a funny way of selling eggs there. They place ten
eggs end to end in a row, and put straw around them. Then they tie
strings around the straw between the eggs. This is called a stick of
eggs. When people go to buy eggs, they ask for one or two sticks, or
as many as they wish. One stick of eggs costs less than five cents.
[Illustration: A Stick of Eggs.]
Instead of a president they have a king. The king lives in the largest
town. There is a thick, high wall all around this town. There are
gates in the wall, and these are shut at night. After the gates are
shut, no one can get in or out until they are opened in the morning.
The people show very great respect for the king. When they go to speak
to him they throw themselves down on their faces before his throne.
The people love their country very much. They think it is the most
beautiful country in the world.
INDIA.
How would you like to go to school at six o'clock in the morning? That
is the time many children go to school in India. India is a large
country in Asia. The children stay in school till nine o'clock. Then
they go home for breakfast, and go back to school at ten. At two
o'clock they go home for dinner.
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