ABSTRACT
In journeying through Vendaland and camping near the villages and kraals one is struck by the whole-hearted happiness and good nature of the young children. Babies seldom seem to cry, but sleep contentedly on the backs of their small sisters or play about the yard while their mothers work. They make very good herd-boys, and seem to understand the animals a great deal better than the older men. If a small boy sees a locust on the ground he straightway pounces upon it, removing the head and wings with two swift movements, and with a third the locust is in his mouth, while a smile of content creeps over his face as he chews the delicate morsel. The little girls generally stay at home and help their mothers to collect wood and carry water, or follow them down to the lands, acting as nurse-maids to their small brothers and sisters.
