green spot in a desert is called an _oasis_.

6. The Arabs live upon these green spots. Some of them dwell in
villages, and some wander from oasis to oasis. Those who live in
villages build their houses of sun-dried bricks; those who wander from
place to place live in tents.

[Illustration: Arabs of the Desert.]

7. The Arabs are fine, fierce-looking men. They own flocks of sheep,
herds of goats, camels and horses.

8. An Arab's tent is woven out of camel's hair. So are the ropes of the
tent. The poles are made of palm wood.

9. Inside the tent there are leather buckets for drawing water. There
are also skin bags for carrying it across the desert. There are no
chairs or tables or beds in the tents. The Arabs squat upon the ground
and sleep on rugs.

[Illustration: {Arab tent}]

10. In front of an Arab tent you are almost sure to see a woman grinding
corn between two large stones. There is a hole in the top stone, and
into this she pours the grain.

11. She turns the top stone round and round, and the grain is ground
into flour, which oozes out at the edges. With this flour she makes
cakes.