ignorant nation; but the most progressive of them are trying to secure good schools and to improve their country in other ways.
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Contents
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| CHAPTER |
PAGE |
| I. |
Karim Arrives |
1 |
| II. |
Karim's Relatives and Home |
9 |
| III. |
Karim Goes Exploring |
18 |
| IV. |
The Evil Eye Strikes Karim |
25 |
| V. |
Karim at Work and Play |
35 |
| VI. |
A Trip to the City |
49 |
| VII. |
Karim's Religion |
60 |
| VIII. |
Karim's Good Fortune |
70 |
| IX. |
Karim Leaves Home |
81 |
| X. |
Karim Goes to Market |
86 |
| XI. |
Karim at the Palace |
93 |
| XII. |
Sohrab and Rustem |
102 |
| XIII. |
New Opportunities |
113 |
| XIV. |
Two Important Events |
121 |
| XV. |
Among the Kurds |
130 |
| XVI. |
Rumours of War |
137 |
| XVII. |
Sheikh Tahar |
144 |
| XVIII. |
A Battle and What Came of It |
155 |
| XIX. |
Farewell to Karim |
162 |
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List of Illustrations
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PAGE |
| "He carried it home on his shoulder" (See page 92) |
Frontispiece |
| "He was so fat that her back often ached" |
18 |
| "Here Karim sat all day" |
37 |
| "Dada and Karim started very early" |
49 |
| "The sun rose when they were half way over" |
50 |
| The
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