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The Second Voyage

From The Arabian Nights, retold by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith

This tale is one of the voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, drawn from the collection known as The Arabian Nights or One Thousand and One Nights. The original tales were compiled from oral storytelling traditions across the Middle East and South Asia over many centuries. This retelling was published in the early twentieth century by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith, with illustrations by Maxfield Parrish. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised. Sinbad's second voyage is worth reading because it dramatises the contest between despair and resourcefulness: a man trapped in a valley of diamonds and serpents must observe, reason, and act if he is to survive.

Band

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

Length

long · about 1037 words in 5 sections · 2 pictures

Source

The Arabian Nights: Their Best-known Tales, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith and Maxfield Parrish

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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