. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. houses. Can you describe a hurrlcanel 78 PAULEY S TALES OF ASIA. The trees bow their heads before it. Thegrass and the grain, and all the slender plantsare laid flat upon the ground. The housestremble ; the very hills are shaken. The sky isalmost as black as night. A dreadful roar fillsthe ear, and fragments of wood, trees, andhouses, lifted on the wind, are borne alongthrough the air. The crash of falling trees, the rending ofhouses in pieces, the tumbling of rocks downthe sides of hills, the bellowing of cattle, thecries
. Peter Parley's tales about Asia : with a map and numerous engravings. houses. Can you describe a hurrlcanel 78 PAULEY S TALES OF ASIA. The trees bow their heads before it. Thegrass and the grain, and all the slender plantsare laid flat upon the ground. The housestremble ; the very hills are shaken. The sky isalmost as black as night. A dreadful roar fillsthe ear, and fragments of wood, trees, andhouses, lifted on the wind, are borne alongthrough the air. The crash of falling trees, the rending ofhouses in pieces, the tumbling of rocks downthe sides of hills, the bellowing of cattle, thecries of people in distress, with the voice ofthe tempest, are borne on the gale. Suddenly the hurricane ceases. Stillnesssucceeds to the dreadful uproar. The cloudis seen hurrying away over the hills, carryingwith it the same destruction it has left inhabitants come forth, and witness theruin that is spread around them. Many oftheir dwellings are prostrate, their crops cutoff, their cattle killed. Such is a hurricane. We have very seldom parleys tales of A MAN CARRYING OFF YOUNG TJGERS. ^t^^jM parleys tales of ASIA. 79 a hurricane in our country, but they are verycommon in hot climates. In the West Indiesthey occur every year, and in Hindoostan theyare very frequent. CHAPTER XV. About Elephants, Tigers, Rhinoceroses and Serpents. In Hindoostan, there are a great many wildanimals. Among them are the elephant, ti-ger, and rhinoceros. Some of the elephantsare caught vi^hen young, and tamed. Theythen become very gentle, and are useful incarrying burdens, and for taking people fromone place to another, on their backs. The tiger of this country is called the royaltiger. It is the largest and most powerful ofthe kind. It is a match for the lion in strength, What of hurricanes in hot climates? In the West Indies? In Hindoostan? What wild animals are common in Hindoostanl 80 parleys tales of ASIA. and is much more ferocious and active. Thetigers are often hunted by the Hin
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