THERE IS ALWAYS A PLACE FOR GUESTS (Part 6)
Reindeer herders receive occasional guests with great joy.
They put on the table sliced raw frozen Siberian fish, frozen lingonberries, salted pike caviar.
And if a deer was slaughtered on the day of your arrival, then you, will be presented with a bowl or a cup of warm deer blood, served on two hand palms, as a sign of respect and honour.
Once I was also standing with such a cup, blaming myself for weakness, trying to shut my eyes… but I could not make myself touch the china edge with my lips.
Fresh deer blood is rich in hemoglobin and iron. It saves reindeer herders from beriberi and scurvy. And children, accustomed to such a treat since they were little, line up with their cups, like school pupils for a portion of dessert.
After a hearty dinner, the host will tell you how he was running away from a pack of wolves on a reindeer sled, or how he caught a real huge fish, and you will be listening and nodding your head with a smile.
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