A New Ride to Khiva
A New Ride to Khiva
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I drank the koumiss from the skin, and I took up the flesh in my fingers and ate it As soon as I had satisfied my hunger the big bowl was passed to the head-man, who ate voraciously, bolting huge pieces of meat, his eyes nearly bulging from their sockets at each tremendous gulp. After his appetite was appeased he passed the bowl on to the rest of the tribe, and like wolves they fought over the remains, gnawing the bones, licking their fingers, and generally feeding like hogs. Disgusting in thei...r manners though they were, still I could not forget that they had given me all they had— mutton and koumiss — which constitutes practically the only food the Khirghiz has ever known.
These strange people of the steppe scarcely Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google THE KARA KUM 181 know what bread is like, and it is safe to say they have never tasted vegetables. Their greatest treats are either a piece of bread or a half-handful of tea. They make some sort of tea themselves, which they call seloni, a nauseous compound which it is impossible for a European to drink, more especially as the Khirghiz prefer it made from salt water.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
I drank the koumiss from the skin, and I took up the flesh in my fingers and ate it As soon as I had satisfied my hunger the big bowl was passed to the head-man, who ate voraciously, bolting huge pieces of meat, his eyes nearly bulging from their sockets at each tremendous gulp. After his appetite was appeased he passed the bowl on to the rest of the tribe, and like wolves they fought over the remains, gnawing the bones, licking their fingers, and generally feeding like hogs. Disgusting in thei...r manners though they were, still I could not forget that they had given me all they had— mutton and koumiss — which constitutes practically the only food the Khirghiz has ever known.
These strange people of the steppe scarcely Digitized by Google Digitized by Google Digitized by Google THE KARA KUM 181 know what bread is like, and it is safe to say they have never tasted vegetables. Their greatest treats are either a piece of bread or a half-handful of tea. They make some sort of tea themselves, which they call seloni, a nauseous compound which it is impossible for a European to drink, more especially as the Khirghiz prefer it made from salt water.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jefferson, Robert L to read onlineMoreLess
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