CONTENTS

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I.ZIGZAG JOURNEYS IN ARABIA[13]
II.THE CAMEL AT HOME[18]
III.ALONG UNBEATEN TRACKS IN YEMEN[25]
IV.GOING TO MARKET TO SOW SEED[32]
V.WHERE THE QUEEN OF SHEBA LIVED[37]
VI.THE JEWS OF KHEIBAR[43]
VII.AMULETS AND OTHER EVERY-DAY THINGS[48]
VIII.THE MOST WONDERFUL STONE IN THE WORLD[54]
IX.THE CAMEL DRIVER WHO BECAME A PROPHET[60]
X.THE LANGUAGE OF THE ANGELS[66]
XI.PEARLS AND PEARL DIVERS[74]
XII.A PIONEER JOURNEY ON THE PIRATE COAST[80]
XIII.ACROSS THE DESERT OF OMAN[86]
XIV.JAIL-BIRDS[95]
XV.THE ACORN SCHOOL[101]
XVI.THE STORY OF A ROLLER BANDAGE[107]
XVII.NAJMA’S LAST CHRISTMAS[115]
XVIII.THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER HEARD[119]