and take great care of them.

The Arabs are very fond of tales and stories. Perhaps you have heard
of a book called the "Arabian Nights." It is full of wonderful stories
about kings and giants and witches, and other strange things. This
book came from Arabia. When you are older you will read the "Arabian
Nights." In it you will learn many more things about Arabia and the
Arabs.




KOREA.

What funny hats they wear in Korea!

But, you will ask, where is Korea? It is near Japan, a country you
have read of in this book.

The people of Korea look a little like Chinamen. They have yellow skin
and slanting eyes. Their hair is long, straight, and black, and they
wear it in a very strange way. The boys and girls wear their hair down
their backs in braids tied with ribbons. The men and women have their
hair in little topknots that stand straight up.

[Illustration: A Korean.]

But I must tell you about the strange hats they have. Some of the men
wear hats that go down over their shoulders. This is the kind of hat
they wear when they are in mourning, after the death of a father or