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First Voyage

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments, collected by Andrew Lang

This reader is drawn from The Arabian Nights Entertainments, a collection of Middle Eastern folk tales compiled over many centuries and introduced to European readers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Andrew Lang published this English version in the late nineteenth century as part of his coloured fairy book series. The tales of Sindbad the Sailor follow a Baghdad merchant through seven fantastic voyages, each filled with marvels, perils, and moral lessons. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. The First Voyage is worth a reader's time because it presents a complete arc of character transformation—from reckless youth to seasoned, reflective adult—and asks whether survival and success come from luck, virtue, or a combination of both.

Band

Blue · Independent readers, confidentTypical starting range: ages 12–14

Length

long · about 1077 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Andrew Lang

First published

see the About page in the reader

Regions

Canada · United States

Included formats

• · Web reader and PDF
• · EPUB for e-readers
• · Home-print sheet
• · Folded booklet
• · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
• · Worksheet
• · Quick Check (10 questions) with answer key
• · Read-aloud script
• · Teacher’s Edition (members)

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