Reading Notes: First Voyage (cont.), Reading B
For Reading A, I read the First Voyage. For Reading B, I chose to finish the story by reading First Voyage (cont).
As mentioned in Reading A, Sindbad was a sailor that found himself on a foreign island alone. He quickly got acquainted with the king, who introduced him to his companions. The king promised Sindbad that he would give him what he needed, so he was not so worried. Sindbad told these new people stories about where he came from, and they got to know each other.
Sindbad walked around the island daily to get accustomed to it. One day, he walked down to shore where he saw a cargo ship. He went to it and saw many packages, but more importantly, he saw that the boat looked extremely familiar. In fact, he was almost sure it was his original boat that he was on before all of the craziness happened. He knew if it were his original crew, they'd be shocked he was still alive.
When going to this ship's captain, it was not who he thought it was. However, it was indeed Sindbad's ship! The captain explained the ship, and Sindbad told him the story about how he got separated from it. After hearing Sindbad's explanation, the captain was outraged. "'Did I not with my own eyes see Sindbad drown, and now you have the audacity to tell me that you are he!'" the captain said. He did not believe Sindbad at all, and he was angered that he tried to tell him such a lie.
Sindbad went on to explain it to the captain further. Some ship members recognize Sindbad and praise that he was still alive, so the captain started to believe his story. The captain finally pulled through and was happy that Sindbad was reunited with his cargo, and Sindbad was relieved, too. Sindbad offered gifts to the captain and to the king who graciously took him in when he had nothing.
Sindbad got back on his vessel with tradings and merchandise. He sailed home and was happy yo see his family and enjoy the pleasures in his life, thankful to forget his past sufferings.
This story ended so positively, even though at one point I didn't think it would. This made me wonder if I could rewrite the story to make it have a less happy ending. Although pessimistic, it would be interesting to tell the story as if the captain never believed Sindbad, and never gave him back his ship. Would the king then, too, think he's a liar and not want to help him?
As mentioned in Reading A, Sindbad was a sailor that found himself on a foreign island alone. He quickly got acquainted with the king, who introduced him to his companions. The king promised Sindbad that he would give him what he needed, so he was not so worried. Sindbad told these new people stories about where he came from, and they got to know each other.
Sindbad walked around the island daily to get accustomed to it. One day, he walked down to shore where he saw a cargo ship. He went to it and saw many packages, but more importantly, he saw that the boat looked extremely familiar. In fact, he was almost sure it was his original boat that he was on before all of the craziness happened. He knew if it were his original crew, they'd be shocked he was still alive.
When going to this ship's captain, it was not who he thought it was. However, it was indeed Sindbad's ship! The captain explained the ship, and Sindbad told him the story about how he got separated from it. After hearing Sindbad's explanation, the captain was outraged. "'Did I not with my own eyes see Sindbad drown, and now you have the audacity to tell me that you are he!'" the captain said. He did not believe Sindbad at all, and he was angered that he tried to tell him such a lie.
Sindbad went on to explain it to the captain further. Some ship members recognize Sindbad and praise that he was still alive, so the captain started to believe his story. The captain finally pulled through and was happy that Sindbad was reunited with his cargo, and Sindbad was relieved, too. Sindbad offered gifts to the captain and to the king who graciously took him in when he had nothing.
Sindbad got back on his vessel with tradings and merchandise. He sailed home and was happy yo see his family and enjoy the pleasures in his life, thankful to forget his past sufferings.
Some of the valuable merchandise Sindbad had. Photo from Wikipedia.
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Hi Demery, I just saw your post, and I think there is maybe a misunderstanding about how the reading works. Each reading assignment takes about an hour, because the idea is that you read all the stories in Part A (take notes on your favorite story ideas), and then you read all of Part B (and take notes about the best items there). So, for this week, Sindbad's voyages 1-4 are what you do for Reading A, and then for Reading B, you read about voyages 5-6-7. Does that make sense? That's why you have two hours for reading each week in your schedule. :-)
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