Throughout a voyage there are certain experiences that a sailor and his
crew
have to deal with. Adversity that a sailor and his crew deal with
during a voyage is always ongoing, whether it
is losing crew members to death or being lost alone on a deserted
island. With
these dangers there are exhilarating experiences, such as finding
treasures surrounded by snakes, or having to save oneself after being
thrown off of a whale's back, that can attract
an individual to want to go on more voyages, and experience what the
world has to offer. Or it can push an individual away
and encourage them to never want to be a part
of another voyage again. For Sindbad the Sailor, the experiences
that he
faced in all of his seven voyages in the book called "The Arabian
Nights" kept him coming back for more.
Given all of the dangers and life-threatening experiences that
Sindbad had been involved in, you would think that he would never go
out on the dangerous seas ever again. But a new friend's desire
for an adventure will keep Sindbad controlling the sails of the ship
one more time.
Sindbad is the main character of all of the voyages.
Sindbad, who was from Baghdad, had everything. He had money, a
family, friends and even the respect of the Caliph (the King),
but he felt like it had all been given to him too easily, especially
his wealth.
This motivated him to go on voyages and to prove that he could provide
for himself and make money. He went on seven voyages, each one
with some different adventure and different obstacles that he had to
overcome. Some were more challenging than others, like when he
was
thrown off a whale's back and almost drowned, and then had to keep
himself alive. Or when he had to
protect himself from an old man who tried to choke his visitors to
death. During each voyage, Sindbad would get out of the trouble
that he was in, and always successfully return to Baghdad with many
riches.
After the last voyage Sindbad had sworn that he would stay in Baghdad
forever and never leave. But a man whom he took under his wing,
Hindbad, had something else in mind.
Hindbad was a poor porter and his job was to run errands for the
Caliph. One day he was doing a chore, and as he stopped to take a
rest he smelled a magnificent scent coming from the palace into the
street. As he sat there and breathed in the unbelievable smell,
the richest man in all the land came out to give him a hand. That
is how Hindbad and Sindbad became acquainted. Sindbad then
invited Hindbad
into the palace to listen to the crazy stories Sindbad had to tell
about his seven voyages. When Sindbad was through telling about
the voyage he would
give the poor porter the rich sum of one hundred coins. With
every story
Sindbad was telling and every coin Hindbad was receiving they became
good friends. This
friendship led to the beginning of what Sindbad thought was already
over and done with.
The storybook starts off right here, after the story of the seventh
voyage. Hindbad was so encouraged by all of the tales that
Sindbad told him about that he wanted to be a part of an
adventure like that. Unfortunately he would never have the money
to be able to go on any voyages. But one thing that would never
cost any money is the use of one's imagination, and that is what
Hindbad would use. Every night after he would hear about another
one of Sindbad's amazing stories he would dream a dream something very
similar to that, but instead of Sindbad going on the imaginary voyage,
Hindbad would be going on the voyage. Starting with the first
dream, Hindbad and his crew have their first stop on an Island, or what
they think is one. But they are in for a rude awakening when they
find out that it's a Crocodile. In the second dream, Hindbad and
Sindbad come close to finding many riches, but they have to deal with a
swarm of Killer Bees first. Lastly, in the third dream, Hindbad
and Sindbad meet an Old man on an Island, but what they don't know is
that he is a stone-cold killer. I want to have all of these
stories be dreams that Hindbad will experience. These dreams will
be pretty similar to the voyages that Sindbad speaks about. I
liked how after every voyage that Sindbad told, he would always tell
the listeners to come back the next day because he will have another
story that will be just as exciting. In my stories, I want to
close them out explaining how excited Hindbad is to hear about the next
voyage, and how he will be able to experience it through his dreams.
Coverpage
First Dream
- Crocodile
Second Dream -
Killer Bees
Third Dream - Old Man
Image Information: Old Ship at Sea
