Table of Contents

CHAPTERPAGE
I.[WHY IS ARABIA TOPSY-TURVY LAND?]15
II.[A LESSON IN GEOGRAPHY]21
III.[THE SQUARE-HOUSE WITH THE BLACK OVERCOAT]27
IV.[SABBACH-KUM BIL KHEIR!]31
V.[AT THE CORNER GROCERY]37
VI.[BLIND FATIMAH]43
VII.[DATES AND SUGAR-CANE]47
VIII.[THE SHEPHERD OF THE SEWING-MACHINE]54
IX.[THE CHILDREN OF THE DESERT]58
X.[NOORAH'S PRAYER]64
XI.[PICTURES WITH WORDS ONLY]69
XII.[THE QUEER PENNIES OF OMAN AND HASSA]73
XIII.[ARAB BABIES AND THEIR MOTHERS]79
XIV.[BOAT-BUILDERS AND CARPENTERS]85
XV.[ARABIC PROVERBS AND ARABIC HUMOUR]92
XVI.[GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND MYRRH]97
XVII.[SLAVES AND SLAVE TRADERS]101
XVIII.[ABOUT SOME LITTLE MISSIONARIES]108
XIX.[TURNING THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN]113
XX.[TURNING THE WORLD DOWNSIDE UP]118