The wide, slippery base of a fallen banana tree frond or a large coconut palm branch is stripped of excess leaves.
The wide, slippery base of a fallen banana tree frond or a large coconut palm branch is stripped of excess leaves. Children sit single-file on the smooth frond base, holding tightly onto the stem, while older friends drag them down muddy, grassy hillsides.
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