Project Gutenberg 2014-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 50 McManus, Blanche 1869 1935 Mansfield, Blanche McManus MacManus, Blanche 07020709 Our Little Arabian Cousin Illustrated by the author. Reading ease score: 77.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Emmy, Beth Baran and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Our Little Arabian Cousin" by Blanche McManus is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around two young boys, Hamid and Rashid, who belong to different worlds: Hamid is a Bedouin child living in the open desert, while Rashid hails from the city of Medina. The narrative explores their friendship and adventures, shedding light on the unique customs, playful spirit, and the warmly hospitable nature of Bedouin life. At the start of the story, young Hamid eagerly anticipates the arrival of his friend Rashid, who has come from the city to stay with him in the desert tents. Hamid's father, Al-Abukar, is busy preparing to welcome Rashid and his family. The narrative highlights their warm greetings and hospitality, showcasing Bedouin traditions, including treating guests with respect and generosity. As the boys bond through various activities such as riding ponies, interacting with the falconer, and enjoying delightful meals, readers gain insight into the contrasting lifestyles of city and desert children while experiencing the beauty of friendship and adventure woven throughout their lives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46042/46042-h/images/cover.jpg en Saudi Arabia -- Juvenile literature DS PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 158590 158597 2024-10-19T10:07:37.213947 2023-09-20T05:54:54.662620 text/html text/html 157005 2014-06-19T19:42:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 639187 2014-06-19T19:42:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 655781 2024-10-19T10:07:41.390912 application/epub+zip 655478 2024-10-19T10:07:38.068971 application/epub+zip 137590 2024-10-19T10:07:37.636926 application/epub+zip 742946 2024-10-19T10:07:44.085930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 719910 2024-10-19T10:07:40.913914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185727 2022-09-21T03:50:38.385985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 127941 127853 2024-10-19T10:07:36.672988 2023-09-20T05:54:54.181605 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127701 2014-06-19T19:42:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47702 2014-06-19T19:42:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127692 2014-06-19T19:42:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47683 2014-06-19T19:42:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21712 2024-10-19T10:07:44.228890 application/rdf+xml 33060 2024-10-19T10:07:37.730926 image/jpeg 4447 2024-10-19T10:07:37.681942 image/jpeg 640573 2024-10-19T10:07:37.260946 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog