No Rain Checks

One day, out of nowhere, a discombobulated man was washed up onto my island. I'm the king of the island, so I knew it had to be my decision if he went or stayed. Because he looked so frantic, I allowed him on my island. All he had was a piece of wood, what kind of guy would I be if I didn't give him shelter and food? Here's what Sindbad described his shipwreck looked like.  Photo from the original story . It turned out the man's name was Sindbad. He claimed to have undergone a tragedy in which he lost his ship and crew. I didn't think much of it, because that happens all along. He was lucky to have even made it this far. Sindbad told me all about his adventures. He underwent such trauma that I opened my island to him, offering him food and shelter. He quickly found a home on my island, and was a functioning member of society. One day, a cargo ship beached on my island to drop off a usual load of merchandise. However, this ship was not our usual visitor....

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 Si...

For Reading A, I chose to read " First Voyage ." This short story is about a character named Sindbad. Sindbad grew up in a well-off home, with considerable wealth compared to the average person. Sindbad had wisdom; he knew his riches, if spent improperly, would not make him happy in the long run. Therefore, he decided to sell all that he had and become a sailor. Sindbad sailed the East Indies and traded/exchanged his merchandise. In the midst of bad weather, Sindbad and his fellow crew members came across an island. The island owner welcomed them onto his land, in which they agreed. However, the island was not actually an island as it appeared to be. A picture of the sailors after realizing the island was not grounded. Photo from the original story. The island began to be turbulent, and the sailors quickly realized what they had begun to come upon was the back of a large whale! They evacuated the mission quickly before the whale plunged back into the ocean. So...