. Home geography for primary grades . A HOME UNDER A ROCK. OUR HOMES. A long time ago people did not have beautifulhomes. Then all the people on the earth were rudeand savage. They wandered from place to place forfood, and were like the other animals in many ways. What sort of homes do you suppose these sav-age people had ? They spent hardly as much timeupon their shelters as the birds do upon their of them lived in caves which they found inthe rocks. Others built rude huts of bark or reedsto protect them from the cold and rain. People chose places to live where they would 160 HOME
. Home geography for primary grades . A HOME UNDER A ROCK. OUR HOMES. A long time ago people did not have beautifulhomes. Then all the people on the earth were rudeand savage. They wandered from place to place forfood, and were like the other animals in many ways. What sort of homes do you suppose these sav-age people had ? They spent hardly as much timeupon their shelters as the birds do upon their of them lived in caves which they found inthe rocks. Others built rude huts of bark or reedsto protect them from the cold and rain. People chose places to live where they would 160 HOME GEOGRAPHY. 161 be safe from the wild animals. They had also todefend themselves in their fights with each other. Then hunting and fishing was the chief occupa-tion of the people, and they had to go where there. A STONE CABIN. was game to be found. When they discovered thatthey could raise grain and vegetables they did notmove so much. Staying longer in one place theybuilt better homes. Everything is quite different now. A part ofthe people upon the earth have become civilized.
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