93. Children of the Lowlands.

To-day we will visit Holland, the land of canals.
It is on the low plain through which the river
Rhine flows to the sea.

This land is crossed by a network of canals and
Its wide meadows look as level as a

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CHILDREN OF THE LOWLANDS.

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fathers find work. When they are old panes
they have boats of their own.

Let us take a trip on one of the house ‘heute

See the long rows of windmills! They are
pumping water from the low fields into ditches.
When the corn is ripe the windmills will help
grind it to meal.

What are these men doing ‘ ? They are cutting
strips of soft earth, and placing them where they
will dry. These strips are filled with roots and
grass, and will be sold for fuel. They are burned
by all except the rich people.

Here is a band of haymakers. See the girls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

floor. No fences are needed,
for water separates the fields.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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seem to skim over the mead-
ows, but of course they are
in the canals. In handling
often more skillful than boys.

Some of the children in Holland are born on
boats, and spend their lives floating about the
canals. They go from place to place where their

‘Scenes in Holland. _

the boats, girls are

1 Holland is also called The Netherlands, which means
lowlands. This name appears on the map, page 109.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

working in the field. Yes, the mothers and
sisters in Holland often make hay, dig potatoes,
sow grain, hoe corn and do all kinds of hard
work. They even help to draw the boats along
the canals.

What queer shoes the horses wear in the fields !
They are flat boards tied under the hoofs. Why
do they wear them?

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