The Mender Of Pots
July, 1972
from L'Almanac d'Amour, 1781A very curious marriage custom among the ancient Thalamians has always puzzled scholars and historians. It is referred to in Thalamian literature as the donolla and it seems to have been strictly observed. In this culture, nubile girls would possess something equivalent to the hope chest of later eras. Besides a store of clothing and a marriage portion in gold coins, each girl treasured a fragile, miniature pot, hardly larger than a demitasse. Unfortunately, none of t...
