Author : Carl Lumholtz
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 20,79 MB
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781333599324
Book Description
Excerpt from Through Central Borneo, Vol. 2: An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The usual nuisance Of crowing cocks is not to be avoided in a Dayak kampong, though here they were few. I saw a hen running with a small chicken in her beak, which she had killed in order to eat it - a common occurrence according to the Penihings. The ludicrous self-sufficiency Of the Bornean male fowls, at times very amusing, compensates to some extent for the noise they make, but they are as reckless as the knights-errant of Old. Outside my tent at dawn one morning I noticed one of them paying devoted attention to a hen which was hovering her chickens. He stood several seconds with his head bent down toward hers, then walked round her, making demonstrations Of interest, and again assumed his former position, she meanwhile clucking protectingly to her brood. Finally, he resolutely attacked her, where upon she emitted a discordant shriek while seven or eight tiny yellow chicks streamed forth from underneath her; in response to her cry Of distress another cock immediately appeared upon the scene and valiantly chased the dis turber away. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.