These notes are based off Sinbad: Sixth Voyage that is part of The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang.
- I've started to notice that most of these stories are very similar. They start the same, and end the same
- Sindbad's friends or fellow sailors usually die, and he is left alone to have his adventure
- He's always rescued by more sailors/people of the island
- Sometimes an old captain recognizes him
- He always ends up with treasures and riches!
- This is very episodic
- He simply fights a different monster or ends up on a different type of island
- I want my storybook project to avoid this
- I want an arch, not just a collection of events, but I don't know if I can pull it off.
- Anyway the story notes:
- Sindbad get bored (as usual), and sets sail! This time he travels far away and sets off from an Indian port
- Stormy weather hits, and the ship gets lost
- They end up in the most dangerous part of the sea-the current is about to destroy them
- The ship crashes into an island/mountain that seemed to rise from the sea
- This is of course, very deadly!
- No one has ever returned!
- I love this description:
- The mountain formed the seaward boundary of a large island, and the narrow strip of rocky shore upon which we stood was strewn with the wreckage of a thousand gallant ships, while the bones of the luckless mariners shone white in the sunshine, and we shuddered to think how soon our own would be added to the heap.
- There are gems/precious rocks (diamonds, emeralds, etc)
- LOL everyone died again
- He buried everyone
- Of course, after everyone else dies, he makes a plan of escape!
- He takes all the jewels and makes his way down the river (I have a feeling he'll make it)
- Maybe if I rewrite this story, Sindbad won't be the only one to survive. Maybe someone will call him out on letting everyone die. lol
Image Information:
Sindbad on sixth voyage
Rene Bull
Found on: Wikipedia
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