I gave a great deal to the poor, and bought another
great estate in addition to what I had already.
THE FOURTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD THE SAILOR.
The pleasures I took after my third voyage had not charms enough to
divert me from another. I was again prevailed upon by my passion
for traffic and curiosity to see new things. I therefore settled my
affairs, and having provided a stock of goods fit for the places
where I designed to trade, I set out on my journey. I took the way
of Persia, of which I travelled over several provinces, and then
arrived at a port, where I embarked. We set sail, and having
touched at several ports of the mainland and some of the eastern
islands, we put out to sea, and were overtaken by a sudden gust of
wind that obliged the captain to furl his sails, and to take all
other necessary precautions to prevent the danger that threatened
us. But all was in vain; our endeavours had no effect, the sails
were torn into a thousand pieces, and the ship was stranded; so
that a great many of the merchants and seamen were drowned, and the
cargo lost.
I had the good fortune, with several of the merchants and mariners,
to get a plank, and we were carried by the current to an island
which lay before us: there we found fruit and spring water, which
preserved our lives.
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