After dissipating the wealth left to him by his father, Sinbad goes to sea to repair his fortune. He sets ashore on what appears to be an island, but this island proves to be a gigantic sleeping whale on which trees have taken root ever since the whale was young. Awakened by a fire kindled by the sailors, the whale dives into the depths, the ship departs without Sinbad, and Sinbad is only saved by a passing wooden trough sent by the grace of God. He is washed ashore on a densely wooded island. While exploring the deserted island, he comes across one of the king's grooms. When Sinbad helps save the king's mare from being drowned by a sea horse (not a seahorse, but a supernatural horse that lives underwater), the groom brings Sinbad to the king. The king befriends Sinbad, and he rises in the king's favor and becomes a trusted courtier. One day, the very ship on which Sinbad set sail docks at the island, and he reclaims his goods (still in the ship's hold). Sinbad gives the king his goods and in return the king gives him rich presents. Sinbad sells these presents for a great profit. Sinbad returns to Baghdad, where he resumes a life of ease and pleasure. With the ending of the tale, Sinbad the sailor makes Sinbad the porter a gift of a hundred gold pieces and bids him return the next day to hear more about his adventures.
The Third Voyage – The Monstrous Giants And Giant Snakes
Sinbad would always crave another adventure or journey as he always wanted to see more of the world. As fate loved to mess with Sinbad, he and his shipmates ended up on an island where there was a castle. The castle belonged to a giant monster who had canine teeth, fiery eyes, a gaping mouth, and extremely dark skin. The giant captured the sailors and decided to eat them. The giant decided that he would eat one man a day, starting with the captain, a fat man.
Sinbad and his shipmates decided to trick the giant. They successfully tricked the monster and escaped on a raft made from wood on the island. However, the crew ends up on another dangerous island which is filled with fresh fruit and water. There were also huge serpents that attacked them.
Scared, the crew ran into the woods, where they found more of the large snakes. They all started running and got scattered. Sinbad was now left alone, and so he built himself a shelter with wooden sticks to keep the serpents away. He spent the night in fear and, in the morning, went to the shore, where he found another merchant ship sailing by.
The merchants on the ship rescued him and listened to his adventure stories. They are awed by his adventure stories. “Wait, isn’t this the same ship that abandoned me during my second voyage?” wondered Sinbad. The captain, an honest man, gave Sinbad the money they made from selling his merchandise. This makes Sinbad wealthier again.
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Moral from story 3 :
whenever you are in problem you will surely find a help or and idea
just wait for the right time
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The Fourth Voyage – Cannibals And Customs
It was time for another one of Sinbad’s adventures. This time, he and the sailors travelled from port to port peacefully for a while. One day, a storm made the sea wild and loud. The wind soon picked up and turned the ship upside down, throwing all the men and goods into the sea. The sailors barely made it to the island and reached a firehouse.
The residents of the house welcomed the crew and gave them food. The sailors ate as much as they could till the evening, when the hosts moved them into a barn-like place. The sailors would eat whatever the hosts fed them and then sleep for the rest of the day. “How can these people just eat and rest all day in a strange and unknown place?” wondered Sinbad. He soon realised that the hosts were fattening them up to eat them later.
With the help of one of the guards, Sinbad managed to escape the cannibals. He reached another part of the island inhabited by ordinary people. Being the merchant that he was, Sinbad soon found a way to make money on the island and impressed the king with his creativity. “Please live in my city, and I will marry you to a nobleman’s daughter,” said the King.
The kingdom had an unusual custom of burying widows or widowers with their spouses. Sinbad’s wife soon died of an illness, and he was forcefully buried in the pit with her. Along with him, they also buried a jug of water and seven pieces of bread. He survived in the pit for a few days, and one lucky night, he found a burrow dug by a fox. He had now become weak and malnourished, so he slowly and carefully crawled through the tunnel, which led him to the shore.
A merchant ship rescued him and took him home from there.
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Moral from story 4 :
Be alert , look around your surroundings ,
Dont wait until you fall into a problem ..
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The Fifth Voyage – Angry Rocs And Old Man Parasite
Some may feel that Sinbad should have now given up on sailing after experiencing so many near-death experiences during his fourth journey. However, his love for the sea compelled him to head on another journey again. This time around, Sinbad bought a ship and hired an entire crew and a captain.
A few weeks into the journey, the sailors halted near an island, the one with the Roc eggs. Out of curiosity, some sailors break open the egg, thinking it to be a stone of some kind.
When Sinbad learnt what they had done, he sensed that they were in danger and must set sail immediately. A few hours into the journey, two giant Rocs used boulders to attack and sink the ship. Once again, Sinbad managed to escape and swim to the nearest shore. On exploring the land, he found that the island had sweet-smelling flowers and low-hanging fruits. He spent the night there.
The next morning, he found an old man dressed in a palm-leaf skirt sitting across him and watching him. “Please help me pluck fruits from the trees. Carry me on your shoulders!” Sinbad reluctantly agreed and took the old man from one tree to another until the evening.
The old man held on to Sinbad by wrapping his legs around Sinbad’s neck, almost strangling him. Sinbad carries the burden day after day; the man punched, kicked, and choked Sinbad when he asked the old man to get off.
The next day, Sinbad and the old man came across a gourd-like vegetable and some grapes. He broke the gourd vegetable in half and cleared the insides of it to make a cup. He then crushed the grapes and fermented the liquid in the vegetable bowl to make wine. He offers the wine to the old man. The old man drinks until he passes out. Somehow, Sinbad managed to free himself from the old man’s clutch and made his way to the shore, where a passing merchant ship rescued him.
On his way back home, Sinbad amassed money and went back home wealthier than before.
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Moral from story 2 :
Bigger the risk , Bigger the profit
If you want to become rich , you must take go to the places where there is more wealth
and take bigger challenges and risk ..
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The Sixth Voyage – Lost At Sea & Sri Lanka
Sinbad had all the money and peace he wanted, but his mind tricked him into going on another trip; for the thrill and the adventure, it gave him. “I must go on another adventure. The sea is calling me!” He soon set sail on another ship with other merchants and traded at different ports, making money on the way. One day, the ship’s captain came wailing to the merchants. “We have gone off course, and I have no idea about the seas we are travelling on!” As the captain is pouring his heart out, the ship runs into some sea rocks and eventually crashes.
Many people on board drowned, leaving Sinbad and a few others on their own to survive. They reached an island which had precious stones and gems for pebbles. The others went crazy collecting all the treasure, and by the end of the day, they got really tired. Even though the island had treasures, it didn’t have a lot of food. Soon, Sinbad’s shipmates started dying of hunger.
Sinbad always had a strong will to live; he explored the island more and came across a river. He built a raft, placed all his collected treasure on it, and set sails on the river. He entered an opening in a wall, like a cave, and when he came out on the other side, he saw civilisation. On talking to the people, he realised he was in Sri Lanka. King Al Hind was happy to see Sinbad and hear his stories. He sent the sailor back home with more gold as a gift for the caliph and Sinbad.
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Moral from story 2 :
Bigger the risk , Bigger the profit
If you want to become rich , you must take go to the places where there is more wealth
and take bigger challenges and risk ..
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The Seventh Voyage – One Last Adventure
Sinbad was not happy sitting idle and doing nothing after his last adventure. So, he joined a group of merchants and went on yet another adventure. All was well for some time, but then another fierce storm steered the ship in an entirely different direction. After the storm subsided, the captain checked to see where they had landed.
He came down and informed the others that they had reached the furthest corner of the world called The Sea of the King. This is where Solomon was buried, under the waves. The captain was sure that there was no way out and that they would all soon be killed by large fishes and sea monsters that inhabited the waters.
The ship soon crash-landed on a reef, leaving the sailors in dangerous waters. Sinbad grabbed a plank and used it to stay afloat for two days. He then reached an island. “I need to find some food and build a boat to return home,” says Sinbad. He reached a valley, and just before his boat was to go down a waterfall, he was rescued by a fisherman.
The fisherman took him into the town, where a wealthy merchant hosted Sinbad. Having heard of Sinbad and his adventures, the old man believed Sinbad was a prosperous businessman who had Allah’s blessing all the time as he had escaped the dangerous seas seven times! “Oh great sailor of seven seas, please marry my daughter!” pleaded the old merchant. Sinbad agrees!
During his stay there, Sinbad encountered evil bird-folk, a giant serpent, and servants of the Almighty. After a rather dangerous adventure with the bird people, Sinbad returns home. He and his wife then decided to move to Baghdad, and Sinbad vowed never to travel the seas again.
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