Chapter 70 The Story of Sinbad the Navigator-3

We forced ourselves to go outside, trying to find a place to hide, or find a way to escape.Walked all day, all over the island, and found nothing.As night fell, we had nowhere to go, but we returned in horror to the house for our temporary shelter. As soon as we sat down, the ground under our feet shook again, and then the black monster appeared again like yesterday.It found one of us that it was satisfied with, had a delicious meal like yesterday, slept until dawn, and left. We can't sit still. After the monster left, we gathered together to discuss countermeasures.someone said: "Allah above, we must kill it, otherwise this way of death is too cruel and unbearable."

Another said: "We must get rid of this curse. I suggest that everyone build a raft first, and then work together to kill it. Even if we can't kill the monster, we can escape by raft, that is, fall into the sea and drown. It is also better than letting it be grabbed and roasted to eat." So we worked together, moved the planks and logs outside the house, made a raft, and tied it to the seaside. After everything was ready, we quietly returned to the house.Then the ground under our feet shook again, and that monster appeared, carefully observing us one by one like hungry wolves. After selecting the target, we were about to open our mouths to tear him apart. The good iron fork aimed at its two eyes at the same time, poked it in, and blinded its eyes with one blow.It screamed in pain, like a bolt from the sky, and we were scared to death.I saw it struggling to get up, screaming and trying to catch us, but it was already blind and couldn't catch anything.It struggled for a while, screamed wildly, and stumbled out of the gate.Its roar was earth-shattering and terrifying.

We just breathed a sigh of relief, but were stunned by the sight in front of us: the escaped blind monster brought two taller and uglier ones out of nowhere, our hearts suddenly rose to our throats, We were again terrified.So, everyone ran desperately to the seashore, rushed onto the raft, and left the seashore quickly.But the two monsters were holding stones in their hands, chasing after them, throwing stones at us.The raft sank, many of my companions were crushed and drowned, and at last only I and two other companions escaped. We three lucky people took a raft and drifted on the sea for a long time, and were pushed to another small island by the wind and waves.

We felt saved and thrilled.Due to the excessive fright, we were exhausted. After walking a few steps, our legs could no longer move, and we lay down on the ground and fell asleep as soon as it got dark.But just after sleeping for a while, I was awakened by the sound, and saw a thick and long boa constrictor devouring one of my companions.We only heard the sound of his bones being broken and broken in the python's belly.It was brutal. For a while we fell into an extreme crisis again, just got rid of the danger of the monster, and was threatened by the python again. I prayed secretly in my heart, asking Allah to come and save us soon.

We ran away quickly, hiding on the island, picking wild fruits to satisfy our hunger, and quenching our thirst with river water when we were thirsty.When it was getting dark, I came to a big tree.We climbed to the top of the tree, thinking that we might be safe, so we hid in the leaves and slept.But my only companion was swallowed and eaten by the boa constrictor that quietly climbed up the tree at night.I witnessed the tragedy and heard the sound of his bones being broken. This horrible sound echoed in my ears for a long time. The next day, just before dawn, I hurriedly left the tree behind and walked toward the seashore in despair. I didn't want to live anymore, and planned to commit suicide by throwing myself into the sea to end the suffering in the world, but I didn't have enough courage to die, so I retreated before the battle.In the end, I found a few pieces of wide wood and tied them to the limbs of my body, as if I got into a wooden cage, and lay down on the ground to rest.

That night, a big python came under the big tree again and swam up to me, but the wood protected me like armor, it couldn't stutter me, so it had to circle around.I stared at it helplessly, scared out of my wits.The big boa constrictor left me for a while, and came back to me for a while, and it went round and round like this. After tossing and tossing for a whole night, it still couldn't eat me, so it left angrily. Seeing that the boa constrictor was gone, I hurriedly climbed out of the wooden cage and walked towards the sea to see if there were any passing ships.Sure enough, there was a black spot moving on the seashore in the distance, gradually approaching, and I could see it clearly, it was a boat!I couldn't hold back my excitement, so I quickly broke a big branch, lifted it up and shook it, and called out loudly.When the people on the boat heard the shout, they drove the boat to the shore, took me aboard, and asked how I was doing.I gave a detailed account of my narrow escape from death during this trip, from beginning to end.

They were very surprised.I ate something on the boat, rested for a while, and suddenly felt refreshed. I felt extremely excited and relieved, and I sincerely praised Allah. With this ship, I sailed on the sea with the wind and came to an island called Selioch.Merchants rushed to carry their goods ashore to do business.Seeing me standing alone on the boat, the captain said to me: "Now that you are penniless, you have left your hometown, and you have encountered so many dangers. I would like to help you and let you earn some money so that you can go home. Don't forget about me in the future!"

"I will not forget you and I will pray to Allah for you." "You don't know, there was a merchant traveling on our ship, but he disappeared on the way, his life and death are unknown, and there is no news of him. He left behind a lot of goods when he left, and now I will let you sell them, and you will get a part of the profits, and I will take the rest back to Baghdad, find his family members, and return them.Would you like to do this? " "Okay, I get it! That's fine." The captain ordered the sailors to bring out the goods, and handed over the bill of lading to me. The accountant on the ship asked: "Captain, on whose account are these goods recorded?"

"To that Sinbad the Navigator's account. I entrust the stranger with his goods to sell." I heard the captain say my name, and I couldn't help shouting: "Captain! I tell you, I am Sinbad the Navigator! I am still alive, and I am not drowned." So, I told the captain in detail about my miss on the ship that day and all the thrilling encounters that followed. After hearing my words, the passengers all gathered around, dubiously believing my words.It happened that one of them heard me mention Diamond Mountain, got up quickly, walked up to me, and said, "Everyone listen to me, I told you that on Diamond Mountain, my companions and I slaughtered sheep and threw them into the valley to mine diamonds. You don't believe the strange thing about a man climbing that sheep back to the top of the mountain. You laughed at me and told me I was lying. Now you should believe it. This is the man I'm talking about. He gave me many precious diamonds , I went to Basra with him again, and then we parted ways and went home separately. He said his name was Sinbad the Navigator. Facts have proved that I did not lie, and what he said was the truth.”

After hearing what the merchant said, the captain came up to me, examined me, and asked: "What marks are there on your goods?" I described the types and characteristics of the goods and the communication and contact with him after the bus was pulled onto the ship. Only then did he believe that I was Sinbad the Navigator.So we embraced warmly, greeted each other, blessed each other, and praised Allah in unison. After the goods were returned to me intact, I made a lot of money and went back to my hometown to reunite with my family, relatives and friends.Everyone was overjoyed to see that I had returned safely.From then on, I was still compassionate, helped the poor, and lived a comfortable life with rich clothes and good food. I completely forgot all the thrilling encounters during the past journeys.

Sinbad the navigator told the experience of the third voyage, and then said: "If Allah is willing, tomorrow I will tell you about the fourth voyage, which will be more adventurous and bizarre than this one." Fourth voyage, friends, you know that after my third voyage, I returned to my hometown and lived a more comfortable and richer life of pleasure than ever before. clean.After some time, I still couldn't stand the temptation of money, and I had the idea of ​​going out to do business again.So, with a large group of merchant friends, I took more goods and went to sea by boat. The boat sailed through the waves and continued to drift in the sea without stopping, passing island after island, and we sailed with the wind for several days. Suddenly one day, there was a storm on the sea and the waves were rough. The captain ordered the ship to anchor and stop immediately to avoid accidents.At that time, we prayed and begged Allah to bless us, but the wind blew so hard that the sails were blown, the mast was broken, and finally the ship sank, and all people, goods and money sank into the sea.I struggled to swim and swim.Just as I was about to drown, I caught hold of a wreck plank lying on the water, which saved my life.I lay on the plank with several passengers who were about to drown, and drifted in the rough sea, resigned to fate, and drifted in the sea for a whole day and night. I don't know how long it took, we were pushed onto a beach by the wind and waves.Everyone is exhausted.Fortunately, there are lush plants growing on the island. We picked some wild fruits to satisfy our hunger, and after eating something, we seemed to have some strength.We started to walk along the seashore, and accidentally found the shadow of a building in the distance, so we ran over in a hurry, and when we got closer, it was a house.Before we could gather our composure, a group of big naked men came out of the room. Without saying a word, they grabbed us and dragged us before the king. The king seated us, and set out a table for us with something we had never seen before, and we did not know what it was called.The companions were very hungry, and immediately began to eat, but I had no appetite and didn't eat anything.Blessed be Allah, so that I can live till now. The companions ate those things, and they all went crazy, like fools. They ate more and more, and finally they all changed.Later, those big men poured coconut oil on my partners and smeared them on their bodies. After drinking coconut oil, my partners were stunned, their eyes could not move, but their appetites became stronger.Looking at this scene, I was terrified, afraid that those big men would also make me crazy. Through observation, I found that they worship the God of Vulcan, and their king is called Ulu.If anyone who strays into their area is found, he must be caught in front of the king and treated in the above-mentioned way, so that the captured person eats and drinks as much as possible, loses his mind, cannot think, and is dumbfounded until he is fed again. Big and fat, and killed for the king.People here are used to eating raw human flesh. Seeing my companions become stupid fools, being manipulated and slaughtered, and herding them like livestock, I myself became sick and emaciated.In this way, they failed to attract their attention, and I was thrown aside. Gradually, they forgot about me.So I quickly seized the opportunity to escape quietly. One day, when I was not far away, I found a big naked man sitting on a high mountain slope, watching over my companions who had become puppet. When he saw me, he knew that I was still rational, so he motioned to me from a distance. Say: "You turn back, go to the right, and you can find your way out." I was stunned for a moment, without thinking too much, and immediately ran quickly in the direction he pointed, for fear that he would go back on his word and catch up. Following the shepherd's instructions, I turned back, and sure enough, I found a road on the right, so I rushed up the road, running desperately, and hurried forward.In this way, I mustered all my strength and trekked, and I didn't feel relieved until I was out of the sight of the shepherd. I ran and ran until it was dark, and then I stopped to rest and lay down on the ground to sleep, but because of excessive fear, hunger and fatigue.How can not sleep.In the middle of the night, I mustered up the courage to move on until dawn.At this time, I couldn't walk anymore, so I had to pick some wild fruits to eat, take a rest, and then move on.I walked blindly, and on the eighth day, I suddenly saw a figure looming in the distance, so I headed towards it and walked until the sunset on the western mountain, before I reached my destination.But because of the losses he suffered twice, he couldn't move, so he had to stand from a distance and look carefully. It turned out that these people were picking pepper there. I walked over slowly.When they saw me, they immediately surrounded me and asked: "Who are you? Where are you from?" "Oh! I'm a very unfortunate person..." I immediately told them all about my life experience and all kinds of bizarre encounters. "I swear to Allah, it's so bizarre, how did you escape from them? They are many, they are all over the mountains and plains, they love to eat human flesh, and if they fall into their hands, no one will survive. We never dared to escape from them. passing by." These people were kind to me, fed me, and rested for a while, and I followed them to the island where they lived.They led me to their king.I told the king how the naked man fed and fatted my companions, and killed and eaten them, as well as my own adventures.The King was astonished, and seated me, comforted me, and ordered his servants to bring me something to entertain. I had a good meal, washed my hands, thanked and praised Allah, and then went out to visit and visit. This is a bustling city.There are a variety of commodities, the streets are full of traffic, and there is an endless stream of pedestrians passing by.I'm lucky to have the opportunity to be here.I saw that their officials, big and small, were all riding mules and horses without saddles, and I thought it was strange.One day I said to the king: "Your Majesty, why don't you ride with saddles? Saddles are not only comfortable and safe, but also beautiful and dignified." "What's a saddle? We've never seen such a thing, nor ridden it." "Please allow me to make one for His Majesty, let His Majesty ride it himself, and see if it is good." "Okay, just do as you say." "Give me some wood, please." The king immediately complied, and found a capable carpenter, and I guided him to make the saddle frame. After it was finished, it was covered with leather, matched with a leather trip chest and girth, and made a saddle mattress out of cotton cloth, and then found a blacksmith. , taught him to play a pair of iron stirrups and tied them to the saddle with ribbons.When everything was ready, he brought a royal horse, added saddles and bridles, and after the assembly was completed, he went to meet the king.The king was very happy when he saw it, and he tried it himself, and he felt very comfortable and satisfied.He was grateful to me, for which I was greatly rewarded by the king. The king rode the saddle horse for a while.As the news spread, officials all over the country asked me to make saddles for them.I complied with their request, and passed on my skills to the carpenters and blacksmiths, and made a great number of saddles, which I sold to officials and others for a good fortune.I became a popular and respected celebrity with a high status in this country.I live a happy and comfortable life. One day, the king said to me: "You have become a person we love and have become one with us, so we are reluctant to leave you, and we will not let you leave us. Now I have something to say to you, I hope you will not let me disappointment." "Your Majesty has taken great care of me, and I am truly grateful. Praise be to Allah, I have surrendered to Your Majesty, and I will obey your will." "I am going to betroth a beautiful, smart and rich girl to you, let you start a family here, live in the palace, and live with me. I hope you can obey my arrangement." After listening to the king's words, I was very embarrassed and bowed my head in silence. "Son, why don't you speak?" asked the king. "Let this matter be handled according to His Majesty's wishes."