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Th. Seven Voyages of Sinhad the Sailor,

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The Seven V oyages of Sinbad the Sailor,r e d h o t, a n d g o i n g to h i mA v hile a s l ee p , Ave th ru s t t h e ma l l a t o n c e i n t o h i s e y e , b l i n d i n g h i m . H e r o a r e d A vith p a i n ,a n d s o u g h t t o c a t c h a n d k i l lu s ; b u t Ave a v o i d e d h i m , a n dm a d e fo r t h e s e a s h o r e ; t h e r eAve bu i l t ra f t s. T h e G ia n tm e a u A v h i l e f o u n d h i s f r i e n d s ,A vho a t d a y - b r e a k d i s c o v e r e du s . VsTea t o n ce p u t t o s ea , b u ts o m e of t h e G i a n t s , w i t h r o c k si n t h e i r h a n d s , r u s h e d i n t o t h e

s e a t o t h e i r n n i d d l e , a n d t h r e wA vith s u c h t r u e a i m a s t od e s t r o y a l l t h e r a f ts e x c e p t t h eo n e I Avas o n . SATe g o t c le a rt o s e a , A v he re w e w e r e d r i v e nab o u t , A v h en b y fo r tu n e A v eA v e r e c a s t u p o n t h e s h o r e o fa n o t h e r i s la n d . H e r e m yf r ie n d s d i s a p p e a r e d a n d I l os ta l l h o p e , a n d A vent t o t h e s e as h o r e i n t e n d i n g to c a s t m y s e l fi n ; A v hen I d i s c o v e r e d a p a s s i n g s h i p , a n d A v a s r e s c u e d .

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The Seven Voyages of Sinhad the Sailor,p r e v io u s k n o Av le d ge . T h i sm a d e m e a p r i n c ip a l f av o ri teat, t h e K in g ' s C our t . A n d he ,to shoAV his esteem, insisted Is h o u l d n n a r r y a h a n d s o n n elady o f h i s Cour t .My peace Avas soon d i s t u r b e d , a s I b e c a me p o s t e d o nth e c u s t o m s of m y ncAv h o m e .The mos t te r r ib le one Avasb u r y in g t h e l i v in g p a r tn e r ofa fa m il y Avith th e d e a d I atl a st h a d to exp e r ien ce ju s t s uc ha fate. M y w ife died, a n d insp i te of m y f ran tic a p p ea ls toth e K in g , I Avas co m pe l l ed tos u b m i t t o t h e c u s to m . M y s e lfa n d w i f e , d r e s s e d i n o u r r i c h es t g a r m e n t s a n d jcAvels, Avithf o o d a n d d r i n k e n o u g h t os u p p o r t m e for t h r e e d a y s ,Avere lo w e re d in to a g rea t

cave rn in the rocks , u sed a sthe pub l i c s ep u l tu re . F o r at im e I lost m y se ns es . I Avasa ro us ed b y the sn or t ing ofso m e beast , a n d d raAving m ySAvord I advanced, Avhen itm a d e off. I folloAved it a l o n gdis tance , un t i l ligh t b ro k e th ed a r k n e s s , a n d a n o p e n i n g a p peared Avhieh led to the sea.I fell doAvn a n d th a n k e d G odfor m y d e l ive ranc e .

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The Seven Voya^ges of Sinhad the Sailor,i n g t h e y o u n g b i rd , r o a s t e da n d a t e it. S u d d e n ly t h e o ldb i r d s a p p e a r e d . We h a s t e n e dand se t sa i l ; but the tAvo oldb i r d s , see ing Avhat had beendon e , ea ch g ra sp ed in the i rta lo n s a s ton e th e s ize of ah o u s e , a n d d r o p p e d t h e m o nthe sh ip fa ir in the m id d l e , a n db ro k e it i n to a th o u s a n d p ieces.Vv^hen I a r os e from th e v o r te xI fou nd so m e p l a n k s to Avh ichI c l u n g . A l l th e res t of m yconapanions Avere k i l led ordroAvn ed. I f loated for s o m et i m e , a n d Avas f ina l ly eas t o nth e sh or e of a n i s l and .G a th e r in g s t r eng th , I Avalkedin la nd . I h a d no t go ne fa rAvhen I pe rce ive d a n d o ld m a ns i t t ing by the bank of a brook .He l o o k e d v e r y d e c r e p i t , a n do n m y a p p r o a c h i n g , m a d esi g n s th at h e Avished to c ro sst h e b r o o k ; t h i n k i n g t o g a i n h i sf a vo r , I t o o k h i m o n m y b a c ka n d c a r r i e d h im o v e r ; I t h e nAvished h i m to get doAvn, b u th e n i m b l y s p r u n g h i s l e g sa r o u n d m y n e ck a n d g r a s p i n gm y h e a d h e l d m e h i s p r i s o n e r .

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u nl es s I cou ld ge t aAvay a n dca r r y it Avith m e . In ex p lo r in gthe coas t I foun d th a t the c u r r en t f ina lly p lu n g ed in to acavern in the face of the rocks .I reasoned that i f i t enteredh e r e it m u s t c o m e o u t a t s o m eo th e r p l ac e . A n d a c t i n g u p o nthis I buil t a s tout raf t , andselecting the finest jeAvels oft h e m a n y c a r g o e s s to r ed u p o nth e b e a c h , I p a c k e d t h e m inbales , and Avi th provis ions ,loaded th e m u p o n the raft, t h e nc o mmi t t i n g my s e l f t o t h emercy of God, I cas t loose andgu ide d m y ra ft to the en t r an ceof the cavern, into Avhich i tAvas carried Avith great force.I lost al l l ig ht ; for d a y s Ifloa ted a long , a n d a te b u t s p a r ing ly of m y p rov i s ion s , b u t a tlast al l Avere g on e. T h e n ap l e a s in g s t u p o r sie ze d m e ;Avhen I rev ive d I ^was s u r p r i s e d to f in d m y s e l f s u r r o u n d e db y n e g r o e s o n t h e b a n k of ar iv er , in Avhich m y raft f loated .T h e n e g r o e s w e r e g r o o m s o ft h e K i n g ' s h o r s e s , a n d h a d


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The Seven Voyagesd i s c o v e r e d me s l e e p in g o n t h eraft in t h e r iv er , Avhich h e reemerged in ful l force f rom am o u n t a i n s id e, a n d t h e y h a db ro u g h t it t o the sh o re to seeAvho I Avas.T h e y ca r r i ed m e be fo re the i rK in g a n d m y g o o d s Avith m e .T h e K i n g o n h e a r i n g m y s to r y

of Sinhad the Sailor.Avas a m a z e d , a n d w h e n Io p e n e d t h e p a c k a g e s a n dm a d e h i m a p r e s e n t s u i ta b l efo r a M o n ar ch , f rom b u t asma l l po r t ion o f the i r con ten t s ,h i s A v on der k n e w n o b o u n d s .H e g a v e m e a s afe p a s s a g eh o m e , a n d a le tte r a n d p r e s e n tfor the Sul tan .

S B - ' T - E i s j a ' i d . ^ f ^ ^ T l D I J - A - S T TTOTT-A-Ca-E.I had noAv laid aside al l

th o u g h t of fu r the r t r ave l . O neday an of f icer of the Sul tana p p e a r e d a n d c o m m a n d e dm y p r e s e n c e b efo re h im . If o u n d h e d e s ir ed m e to m a k ea jo u r n e y to the cou r t of theK in g , f rom Avhom in m y l a s tv o y a g e I h a d b r o u g h t h i m ale tter a n d cos t ly pre sen ts , as h ed e s i r e d t o ma k e a s u i t a b l e r e tu rn fo r tha t cour te sy .I ac co rd i ng ly sa il ed , a r r iv in gs af ely in t h e K in g ' s d o m in io n s .He Avas highly del ighted Avi thth e S u l t a n ' s l et te r a n d p rese n t s ,a n d t rea ted m e Avith gre a th o n o r , I Avas d i s m is se d load ed

Avith p r e s e n t s , a n d e m b a r k in gs et o u t u p o n m y r e t u r n , b u t

s o m e d a y s a fte r s a i l i n g w everec a p t u r e d b y P i ra t e s , w h osl vt h o se w h o o p p o s e d t h e m ,a n d m a d e t h e r e st of u s s l a v e s ,a n d sold u s . I fell in to th eh a n d s of a r ic h m e r c h a n t ; h ea s k e d m e if I c o u ld s h o o t w i t ha boAv. I rep l ied th a t I t h o u g h tI co u ld p u ll th e lo n g boAv Avitha n y m a n . H e t h e n fu r n i s h e dm e a boAv a n d a r r o w s , a n dg a v e m e to u n d e r s t a n d t h a t I

Avas to c l i m b u p a t ree , a n dfro m m y a m b u s h th e r e k il le l e p ha n t s fo r the i r iv o ry . Iwa s v e r y s u c c e s s f u l , a n d Ia v e r a g e d a t l e a s t o n e p e r d a y .M y m a s t e r A vas h i g h l y p l e a s e da n d tr e at e d m e w e l l .O ne d a y I Avas te r r ib ly


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The Seven Voyages of Sinhad the Sailor.frightened b y t h e b e a s t s g a th e r i n g i n s u c h n u m b e r s t h ee a r th s h o o k u n d e r t h e m . T h elarg es t se ized h o ld of th e t reea n d Avrench ing i t up , b rough tm e t o t h e g r o u n d . H e t h e nput m e u p o n h i s b a c k a n dtro tte d off, A fter a lo n g ri d ew e c a m e to a n o p e n p l a i n , h e r ethe b e a s t s t o p p e d , a n d , p u t t i n gm e o h th e g ro u n d , h e Avith h i sc o mp a n io n s l e f t .

I t Avas s o m e t i m e before I goto v er th e f right , a n d Avas ab le tolook a b o u t m e . T h e n I f o u n dthep la in to b e co ve red a s faras the eye could reach Avi ththe bones and tu sk s of d ea d

e l e p h a n t s . I d o u b t e d n o t b u ttha t th i s Avas the i r b u r y i n g -p laee , a n d tha t the y h a d ca r r i edm e h e r e o n p u r p o s e t o te ll m eI sh o u ld forbear to k i l l th e msince I did i t only for theirtee th . H u r r y i n g to m y m a s te r Avith th e neAvs, h e Avasover joyed to see me and hea rof m y escape a n d d i sco ve ry .N ex t d a y Ave r e t u r ne d a n dloaded ourse lves Avi th ivory .

T h e c o n s e q u e n ce Avas,he setm e free, a n d h a v in g se lec ted as h ip h e loa de d it Avith iv o ryo n m y a c c o u n t , a n d s e n t m eon m y Avay h o m e , Avhere I a mnoAv con ten t to re m a in .


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