M The First Voyage of Sinbad: Middle East
M The First Voyage of Sinbad: Middle East
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ASI AN MY THOLOGY Middle East
Sinbad with them. They presented him to joined you at Baghdad.”
King Mirage. “Who are you?” he bellowed “Pssh—that’s not true,” the captain
at him, “And what has brought you to guffawed. “I saw him drown with my own
my land?” eyes. Everyone on board did.”
Sinbad recounted his adventure; of “It’s me!” Sinbad persuaded. “I
being tossed upon the shore by an unforgiv- survived on the sea for an entire day and
ing sea. night, and the next morning washed up on
“My, my. What a time you’ve had!” the shore here. I’ve been living among the
he said. “You must be exhausted. I’ll see to king’s men in the palace ever since.”
it that your health is taken care of here.” Just then, one of the other sailors
For weeks, Sinbad remained in the came ashore, and the moment he saw him,
land and got to know the people in it. He he ran over to give him a hug. “Sinbad!
mostly stayed near the port, where he made You’re alive!” he cried as he threw his arms
fast friends the merchants and sailors. All around him. More and more of his
the while, though, he made sure to keep colleagues came down onto shore, and
close ties with the king and his men. After when they saw his face, they all whooped
so many weeks without much more for him and shouted and surrounded Sinbad in joy.
to do than chat, they became quite close. Sinbad brought them back to the palace for
One day, he was at the port when a a celebration.
familiar ship cast anchor there. He watched The next morning, Sinbad brought
the names on the crates and boxes they his belongings from the ship to King
were unloading, when suddenly he saw his Mirage. “These are fine things,” said the
own on some of them. He then approached king as he slowly looked them over,
the captain and asked whom the cargo running his hand gently over a golden
belonged to. “Oh, a man named Sinbad,” chalice. “I know you are eager to get back
he answered. “He joined us at Baghdad. to your home, and I know the hardships
We had an accident at a little island a you have suffered.” The King looked up at
ways out, and he got caught in a storm and Sinbad. “I will buy all of these riches off of
drowned. He won’t be needing these, so you…and I will pay handsomely for them.”
I’ve decided to trade them and give the Sinbad sailed home richer than he
money to his family.” ever had been, for not only did he have
“Actually, he might,” Sinbad replied. wealth, he had friends.
“For I am Sinbad, the same Sinbad that
THINK ABOUT IT
Now that you’ve read the story, pretend you’re the captain of Sinbad’s ship. On the
following page, fill out the ship’s log entries from the day after the storm and the day you
reunited with Sinbad.
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date:
location:
weather:
SHIP’S LOG
date:
location:
weather:
SHIP’S LOG
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