Malay Sketches
Malay Sketches
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The river-turtle is a great deal smaller than the sea-turtle, but it hyB a larger egg, and one much more valued by Malays.
2xa WITH A CASTING-NET As soon as the river rises watchers are stationed on the sands, and the turtles are said to lay three times. The nests are dug between two and three feet under the sand,' and contain from about fifteen to thirty-five eggs each. During the laying season boats are not allowed to stop at the sands for fear they should disturb the turtles.
When the first ...set of eggs has been laid and the turtles have returned to the river, the watchers open the nests and send the eggs up to the Sultan.
The second set of nests is opened by the royal party, and the third is left to hatch, an operation that takes six months. There is no sitting, the young turtles simply emerge from the sand, walk down into the river and swim away.
It is said that if the first and second nests are left untouched, the turtles themselves open them and scatter and destroy the eggs ; but that, after the third "lay," they take their departure, having accomplished their task.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The river-turtle is a great deal smaller than the sea-turtle, but it hyB a larger egg, and one much more valued by Malays.
2xa WITH A CASTING-NET As soon as the river rises watchers are stationed on the sands, and the turtles are said to lay three times. The nests are dug between two and three feet under the sand,' and contain from about fifteen to thirty-five eggs each. During the laying season boats are not allowed to stop at the sands for fear they should disturb the turtles.
When the first ...set of eggs has been laid and the turtles have returned to the river, the watchers open the nests and send the eggs up to the Sultan.
The second set of nests is opened by the royal party, and the third is left to hatch, an operation that takes six months. There is no sitting, the young turtles simply emerge from the sand, walk down into the river and swim away.
It is said that if the first and second nests are left untouched, the turtles themselves open them and scatter and destroy the eggs ; but that, after the third "lay," they take their departure, having accomplished their task.
What to read after Malay Sketches?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Frank Athelstane Swettenham to read onlineMoreLess
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