CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS AND OTHERS 



springs up and spits into a person's eye, causing 

 temporary blindness, and makes the eye most pain- 

 ful for some time. 



All sorts of boys come to one's bungalow ; Wak- 

 amba with chickens to sell ; Kikuyu for work ; 

 sometimes even Masai, and even boys belonging 

 to tribes farther off, such as Kavarondo and Nandi. 

 I used to find out all I could about them with the 

 help of my own boys. 



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