The Last Adventure (The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor)
I was settled with him till the monsoon
was arrived, and every day we tried our
best to the store of ivory till the time
his store-house was fully overflowed
with it. Very soon all the other
merchants came to know about this secret, but there was enough
of it to be shared within them all. When
all the ships at last arrived my
master himself chose the one for me in which I was to
sail, and guard me for a great store of
choicest necessities, also ivory in
plenty, and
all the expensive interests of the country,
for which I was unable to thank him for
his pleasures upon me, and so
we parted.
I left the ship in the first port towards
which we sailed,
not feeling at the easiness upon the sea after all that
had happened to me through the reason of it, and having
exchanged of my ivory for much gold, and
also for
many unusual and costly presents, I weighed
down my pack
animals, and joined a parade of the merchants. Our
journey was too long and dull, but I
tolerated it
with patience, thinking that at least I
would not have to
fear any type of the tempests, neither pirates, nor
the serpents, and not even
any of the other hazard from which I had
suffered long before in any of my voyages, and
finally we reached to
Baghdad.
The first thing that was to be done by me
was to present myself before the Caliph, and
give him the account of my mission.
He guaranteed me that my long absence had
concerned him a lot, but he had however
still
hoped for the best. As to my adventures, the
one among the
elephants he heard it with amazement, saying
that it was impossible to believe what ever
I said and also not my frankness was been well known to him.
Through his permissions and order to the
commanders my stories of all of the
voyages I introduced to him was written
in his scribes with the bold gold
letters, and was arranged among his
treasures. I took my leave from there, well
pleased with the tribute
and rewards he present upon me; and since
from that
time itself I have rested from my
efforts and hard works, and give it a
rest to my family and my friends.
Thus Sinbad in this way ended the story of his seventh and
the last voyage, and turning towards Hindbad he
said:
"Well, my friend, and what do you think now?
Have you ever heard of anyone who has suffered
more than me, or had more tapered escapes than I have? Is
it not just that I should now enjoy a life of
easiness and stillness?"
Hindbad came near, and kissing his hand
respectfully, replied, "Sir, you have
in fact
known fearful threats; my troubles have been
nothing compared the one to yours. Moreover, the
charitable use you make of your wealth proves that
you deserve it May you live long and happily
life in
the enjoyment of it."
Sinbad then gave him a hundred tinsels, and
since that time he counted him among his friends;
also he caused him to give up his occupation as
a porter, and to eat daily at his table that he
might all his life remember ''Sinbad the Sailor''.