Sinbad: The First Voyage
Faced with the suspicion that he reached his life of luxury with ease, Sinbad sets his listeners straight: "You doubtless imagine that I have acquired all the wealth and luxury that you see me enjoy without difficulty or danger, but this is far indeed from being the case. I have only reached this happy state after having for years suffered every possible kind of toil and danger . . . I assure you that my adventures have been strange enough to deter even the most avaricious men from seeking wealth by traversing the seas. Since you have, perhaps, heard but confused accounts of my seven voyages, and the dangers and wonders that I have met with by sea and land, I will now give you a full and true account of them, which I think you will be well pleased to hear."
The First Voyage tells of Sinbad’s decision to leave the comforts of home and join a company of merchants as they traveled the Persian Gulf to trade at various outposts. Read the tale to learn what happened to Sinbad when the ship’s crew mistook the back of a whale for an island . . . .
