. Siam . TOMY CHILD FRIEND, SYBIL MARJORIE COOPER, I AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATE THIS, MY FIRSTBOOK FOR CHILDREN CONTENTS CHAPTER I. A PEEP INTO SIAMESE HISTORYII. IN EASTERN VENICEIII. DOWN THE RIVERIV. THE CHILDRENV, SCHOOLSVI. AMUSEMENTSVII. THE STORY OF BUDDHAVIII. THE MONKSIX. THE TEMPLESX. THE SHAVING OF THE TOP-KNOTXI. HOUSESXII. FOOD AND DRESS XIII. FISHING XIV. RICE ....XV. A PLOUGHING CEREMONY XVI. ELEPHANTS .XVII. WHITE ELEPHANTSXVIII. TRIAL BY ORDEAL I 5 10 1518222734394448 555660 6569 7579 VI LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS By EDWIN A. NORBURY, TYPICAL CANAL SCENE .... frontispiece FACI
. Siam . TOMY CHILD FRIEND, SYBIL MARJORIE COOPER, I AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATE THIS, MY FIRSTBOOK FOR CHILDREN CONTENTS CHAPTER I. A PEEP INTO SIAMESE HISTORYII. IN EASTERN VENICEIII. DOWN THE RIVERIV. THE CHILDRENV, SCHOOLSVI. AMUSEMENTSVII. THE STORY OF BUDDHAVIII. THE MONKSIX. THE TEMPLESX. THE SHAVING OF THE TOP-KNOTXI. HOUSESXII. FOOD AND DRESS XIII. FISHING XIV. RICE ....XV. A PLOUGHING CEREMONY XVI. ELEPHANTS .XVII. WHITE ELEPHANTSXVIII. TRIAL BY ORDEAL I 5 10 1518222734394448 555660 6569 7579 VI LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS By EDWIN A. NORBURY, TYPICAL CANAL SCENE .... frontispiece FACING PAGE A CORNER OF THE GRAND PALACE ENCLOSURE, BANGKOK 4 THE RIVER MARKET, BANGKOK . THE GULF OF SIAM MOONLIGHT A BUFFALO CART .... A GROUP OF BUDDHIST MONKS . THE TEMPLE OF WAT POH MOUNT PRABHAT . ... A FISHING-BOAT NEAR THE ISLAND PAGODA, PAKNAM THE ANNUAL RICE-PLOUGHING FESTIVAL . AN ELEPHANT HUNT AT AYUTHIA A RELIGIOUS WATER PROCESSION . Sketch-Map of Si am on p. viii. 1625324148 5764 7380 VII KALEVI
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