Afoot and afloat in Burma . othersgrow to be seven or eight inches thick andare hollow. About every fifteen inches alongthe length, the bamboo has a notch showingon the outside; and at these points it issolid right through. So by cutting acrossthe bamboo just below two notches, a nicepail about six inches across and twelveinches deep, inside, is made. Aung Baw Where Aung Baw Lives 25 has sawed off a piece of one of these largebamboos, and there is his pail all ready foruse! Across the mouth of the pail is a string ofcocoanut fiber. Now it is lowered into thewell. For this purpose a long, thin
Afoot and afloat in Burma . othersgrow to be seven or eight inches thick andare hollow. About every fifteen inches alongthe length, the bamboo has a notch showingon the outside; and at these points it issolid right through. So by cutting acrossthe bamboo just below two notches, a nicepail about six inches across and twelveinches deep, inside, is made. Aung Baw Where Aung Baw Lives 25 has sawed off a piece of one of these largebamboos, and there is his pail all ready foruse! Across the mouth of the pail is a string ofcocoanut fiber. Now it is lowered into thewell. For this purpose a long, thin bamboo,perhaps less than one inch thick, is chosen;and you will see that all the side brancheshave been carefully trimmed off, exceptabout two inches of one right at the thickend. This makes a very fine natural hookon which the pail is swung; and away it goesdown into the well. If you should try tofill the pail, you would probably let it slipoff the hook; but then, you have not hadso much practice as Aung Baw and ON THE ROAD THROUGH THEFIELDS A Half-Mile Footbridge — Betel-Nut Chewing —TheFoolish Taungthu — Mud Kettles Come along, let us go right throughMyaingalay village, climb the stile at thebeginning of the village street, and on pastthe headmans house. The Burmese call theheadman the thugyi, or big person, forhe has a good deal of authority in the com-munity. At the monastery the road windssomewhat. Over on the left there is a widestretch of rice fields, with the cocoanut palmsof another village in the background. Look at that bridge; it must be nearlyhalf a mile long. The village people haveall worked together to build it, so as toprovide a footpath for everybody during therainy season; and the government has helpedby allowing them to cut the trees they needed,without paying any tax. When we come totalk about the sawyers, I will tell you moreabout that tax. 28 Afoot and Afloat Through Burma This village on the other side of themonastery looks different,
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