They go back again at three to stay
till evening. You will think that this is a long time to be at school.
[Illustration: Hindoo Children at School.]
In some of the schools they have no desks or chairs, but the boys and
girls sit on the floor. In other schools they have long tables instead
of desks.
They do not learn their letters as we do. The teachers write five
letters in sand on the floor. Then the boys and girls write the
letters in the sand. They write the letters many times, until they
know them well. Then the teachers write five more letters, and so on
until the children know all the letters. When they can make the
letters in the sand, they next learn to write them on palm leaves with
pens made of wood. The last thing they do is to write them on slates
and on paper.
[Illustration: Native Children of India.]
In some of the large towns they learn to read and write English. But
English is not the language that most of the people speak. They have a
language of their own.
[Illustration: A Hindoo Family at Home.]
The people of India are called Hindoos. They have dark skin, dark
eyes, and dark hair.
It is so warm that most of the people wear very little clothing.
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