A piece to illustrate the different races for young children. Someday I hope to add real illustrations. Here is a map:
The Black Men
The
Black Men were the first men on earth.
Their
children made their homes in Africa.
Some
lived at the rocky southern coast.
Some
dwelt just below the hot Sahara.
In
between some hid in the wet forests…
…and
some took over the long-rolling Savanna.
They
were tall or short…
…with
light brown to nearly black skin and curly hair.
They
warred with the beasts of their continent…
…and
drew yams from the soil.
Brown Men
The
Brown Men moved out of Africa.
They
followed the coast of Asia to the great islands of the Pacific.
Some
filled Australia…
…and
some went further East.
The
ones who stayed in Asia knew the Yellow and White Men…
…but
their brothers were alone for many years.
They
hunted the creatures around them and gathered up food for themselves.
They
spoke languages far removed from other men’s tongues…
…and
made music alien to other men’s ears.
Yellow Men
The
Yellow Men moved to the easternmost parts of Asia.
Their
hair grew straight and black and their cheeks grew light.
They
spoke in words like songs…
…and
painted them onto scrolls.
They
built high walls and grand palaces…
…and
carved dragons out of stone.
They
sold rice and silk and tea…
…and
great empires rose up.
White Men
The
White Men spread through western Asia and around the Mediterranean.
They
covered the outjutting Europe and the burning north of Africa.
Their
skin and eyes paled…
…and
their hair grew red and gold.
They
sailed the great sea between their lands…
…and
built castles and cathedrals.
They
drank the milk of cows…
…and
tamed thundering horses.
Red Men
The
Red Men covered the far-flung American continents.
They
had the black straight hair and smooth skin of their Yellow brothers.
Some
lived in the icy north, spearing the huge whales.
Some
moved south and hunted deer and bison, and fed on corn and potatoes.
Where
the sun burnt the clouds or the mountains tore them…
…they
built cities.
They
wore the skins of animals…
…and watched the
heavens.
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