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Sindbad's First Voyage

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments, collected by Andrew Lang

This reader is drawn from The Arabian Nights Entertainments, collected by Andrew Lang in the late nineteenth century. The tales of Sindbad the Sailor, originating in the medieval Islamic world, form part of a frame narrative in which the successful merchant Sindbad recounts his adventures to a poor porter named Hindbad. The stories explore themes of fortune, resilience, and the moral dimensions of wealth. Lang's collection brought these tales, rooted in oral tradition and translated through many hands, to English-speaking audiences. This episode is worth a senior reader's attention because it examines how character—prudence, honesty, and adaptability—interacts with chance in the gaining and losing of fortune, a question relevant to any era. This text reflects its era; a few period terms have been modernised.

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Red · Complex language and analysisTypical starting range: ages 15–17

Length

long · about 1439 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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