Arabian Children

Arabian Children Encyclopaedia Britannica 00:00:29 Sahab, Jordan mud village on hillside. Arab farmer w/ boys looking at sky & dry land. Woman & daughter spread out family bedding on roof to air. 00:01:16 LS round to town w/ truck coming. Walls surround complex; stone house, down off roof. Boy leaves w/ two sheep; another boy loads camel w/ water can & father leads off to field. Truck passes. Well unlocked; water by buckets carefully put onto new plants. Boy goes home to school. 00:04:13 Goats and sheep grazing. Boy ringing bell for school and kids come forward. Teacher at blackboard teaching both Arabic and English. CU of Arabic book being read. Boy leaves sheep w/ shepherd. LS of village, boys to school; teacher ringing bell. Students line up before going in. Classroom reciting. Teacher at blackboard teaching English. Arabic textbook. 00:05:53 Girl fills clay jug, walks to house w/ jar on head. Mother makes dough; girl churning camel’s milk in leather bag, pours out butter & milk. Cave oven & baking. CU embroidering; weaving reeds & teaching daughter. 00:08:00 LS Man plowing field w/ camel. CU of camel; man wipes sweat, bright sun & drinking, resting in shade. Sheep huddled, not grazing as too hot; LS village. 00:09:07 People in village streets, shopping; boys into shop & buy sugar candy, weighed on balance scale & wrapped in paper. Walking past stone buildings, then watch grinding flour in mill; wheat being ground, powered by large engine. 00:10:43 Four boys play game similar to hop scotch. 00:11:19 Evening chores, get sheep, help father bring tools back from farm. Camel led slowly back to village, two Bedouins ride up, stop & then ride off on horses. Camel into village & home; clean up, take off shoes & wash feet. 00:13:35 Father leads in Muslim prayers; Mother makes coffee, father tells stories to family, CUs. The End Sociology; Cultures; Families; Arab Family; Islamic Religion; Middle East; Daily Life; Geography; Educational Films; Ethnic; Arabs; 1950s; 1954; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate.