The rhinoceros fights with the
elephant, runs his horn into him, and carries him off upon his
head; but the blood of the elephant running into his eyes and
making him blind, he falls to the ground, and then, strange to
relate, the roc comes and carries them both away in her claws to be
food for her young ones.
Here I exchanged some of my diamonds for good merchandise. From
thence we went to other isles, and at last, having touched at
several trading towns of the main land, we landed at Balsora, from
whence I went to Bagdad. There I immediately gave great alms to the
poor, and lived honourably upon the vast riches I had gained with
so much fatigue.
THE THIRD VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR.
The pleasures of the life which I then led soon made me forget the
risks I had run in my two former voyages; but, being then in the
flower of my age I grew weary of living without business; and
hardening myself against the thought of any danger I might incur, I
went from Bagdad, with the richest commodities of the country, to
Balsora: there I embarked again with the merchants. We made a long
voyage, and touched at several ports, where we drove a considerable
trade.
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