The Voyages of Sindbad (13)

The Voyages of sindbad (13)   First Voyage

  One day after my return, as I went down to the quay, I saw a ship which had just cast anchor and was discharging her cargo.

  Drawing nearer I presently noticed that my own name was marked on some of the packages and,after having carefully examined them, I felt sure that they were indeed those which I had put on board our ship at Balsora.

  I then recognised the Captain of the vessel, but as I was certain that he believed me to be dead, I went to him and asked who owned the packages that I was looking at.

  " There was on board my ship, " he replied,  " a merchant of Bagdad named Sindbad. One day he and several of my other passengers landed upon what we supposed to be an island, but which was really an enormous whale floating asleep upon the waves. No sooner did it feel upon its back the feat of the fire which had been kindled, than it plunged into the depths of the sea.
Several of the people who were upon it perished in the waters, and among others this unlucky Sindbad. This merchandise is his, but I have resolved no dispose of it for the benefit of his family if I shuoud ever chance to meet with them. ''

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