When I Was a Boy in Persia
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In the summer the barber's job is a very difficult one as he has to hunt for his customers all over the village and the surrounding country. To soften the hair for shaving the village barber does not use soap but simply water. I used to dread his coming as much as I did the coming of a thunder-storm. He would pour a little cold water (in winter he used warm water) over my head and rub it with both hands PERSIAN VILLAGES AND CITIES 145 just as hard as he could until the scalp would get red and n...umb. When the hair was soft he would take a razor or a sharp knife and commence. To keep me quiet, in the course of the operation he used to frequently give me lumps of sugar and talk of my bravery. But, even with all his kindness and complimentary remarks I avoided him and his razor whenever I could.
There are no banks in a Persian village. Each man is his own banker. He hides his money in a safe place until he has ac- cumulated one or two hundred dollars, which is then invested in land. The vil- lagers are extremely frugal, nearly every man owns a little vineyard or orchard, and I shall be safe in saying that 99 per cent own their homes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
In the summer the barber's job is a very difficult one as he has to hunt for his customers all over the village and the surrounding country. To soften the hair for shaving the village barber does not use soap but simply water. I used to dread his coming as much as I did the coming of a thunder-storm. He would pour a little cold water (in winter he used warm water) over my head and rub it with both hands PERSIAN VILLAGES AND CITIES 145 just as hard as he could until the scalp would get red and n...umb. When the hair was soft he would take a razor or a sharp knife and commence. To keep me quiet, in the course of the operation he used to frequently give me lumps of sugar and talk of my bravery. But, even with all his kindness and complimentary remarks I avoided him and his razor whenever I could.
There are no banks in a Persian village. Each man is his own banker. He hides his money in a safe place until he has ac- cumulated one or two hundred dollars, which is then invested in land. The vil- lagers are extremely frugal, nearly every man owns a little vineyard or orchard, and I shall be safe in saying that 99 per cent own their homes.
What to read after When I Was a Boy in Persia?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Youel Benjamin Mirza to read onlineMoreLess
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