Afoot and afloat in Burma . what hadbeen said and shown concerning the gardenof Eden; and how, because they had dis-obeyed God, Adam and Eve had been drivenout, the gate being guarded by the angelwith the flaming sword. Helping the Sick 165 Of course, the pictures of Adam and Evewere again shown to him, as also many oth-ers; and he was told that if he came to schoolhe would learn much more about them, andsee still other pictures. Pa Khay wanted tostart in school at once, but his mother wasnot willing; for little village boys are ex-pected to look after the oxen and the buffa-loes, and to scare
Afoot and afloat in Burma . what hadbeen said and shown concerning the gardenof Eden; and how, because they had dis-obeyed God, Adam and Eve had been drivenout, the gate being guarded by the angelwith the flaming sword. Helping the Sick 165 Of course, the pictures of Adam and Evewere again shown to him, as also many oth-ers; and he was told that if he came to schoolhe would learn much more about them, andsee still other pictures. Pa Khay wanted tostart in school at once, but his mother wasnot willing; for little village boys are ex-pected to look after the oxen and the buffa-loes, and to scare the birds off the rice crops,and do many other chores. After some timehe fell sick again, and his mother thoughtthat it would be a good thing to leave himin school, so that he could be near the dis-pensary; and there he is now, studying hard,and learning of the new earth, where, if hetrusts in Jesus as his Saviour, he will meetthe real Adam and Eve, and many others ofwhom he first learned from the lecture andthe BUILDING A BAMBOO HOUSE Giant Bamboos — Tying a House Together — Dislikeof Hard Work — Fighting Fire — One-Story Houses Saw Ohn BuinT had been in the schoolat Kamamaung for about a year. When hereturned home during the holidays, he toldhis friends that he intended to become aChristian. This made them quite angry, forthey were animists, and thought that somegreat evil would happen to them if he shouldcease to make offerings to the spirits. Theytold him that if he did not change his mind,they would not help him to go to school anymore. The young man was quite determined,however, to stay on and study more about theway of salvation, so he went to Elder Hare,who was in charge at Kamamaung, and toldhim of his difficulty. Could anything bedone to help him continue his education?Yes, a way seemed open. Somebody has to go down to the riverand carry the water needed in the school and 168 Afoot and Afloat Through Burma at the missionaries house, and a man wasbe
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