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The Queen-Elect is Brought to the King
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Description
When the king ready to take a wife, he gives orders that from among
the
daughters of his principal men the tallest and most beautiful shall be
chosen. The
newly selected queen is brought to him on a litter covered with the skin
of some rare
animal and fitted with a canopy of boughs to shade her head.
Four strong men carry her on their shoulders, each of the holding a
forked
wooed stick on which he rests the poles when they halt. Two ore walk at
the sides,
shielding her from the sun with large round fans. Before the queen march
the
trumpeters, blowing on horns made of bark, large at the far end and small
at the
other, and hung with small oval balls of gold, silver, and brass, which
tinkle as they
march. Behind the queen are the most beautiful girls that can be found,
clad in
skirts made of pendant Spanish moss, their necks and arms decorated with
necklaces
and bracelets of pearls, each carrying a basket of choice fruits. At the
end of the
procession are the bodyguards.
Monday, 15-May-95 14:17:42 PDT
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