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Sinbad the Sailor

One Thousand and One Nights

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad, a curious young merchant from Baghdad, sails off on wonderful voyages: he lands on an island that turns out to be a whale, rides a giant bird to a valley of diamonds and floats down a river of jewels. At home again, he shares his riches and his stories.

  • 8 chapters
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How the story begins

Chapter 1: Sinbad Dreams of the Sea

Long ago, in the great city of Baghdad, there lived a young merchant named Sinbad. Every evening he walked by the river and watched the boats sail away toward the sea. "I wonder what lies beyond the water," he would whisper. One day he bought bales of fine cloth and sweet spices to trade.

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Chapters in this story

  1. 1.Sinbad Dreams of the Sea
  2. 2.The Island That Woke Up
  3. 3.The Washtub and the Kind King
  4. 4.The Giant Egg
  5. 5.The Valley of Diamonds
  6. 6.The Old Man of the Sea
  7. 7.The River of Jewels
  8. 8.Home to Baghdad

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