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	Encyclopedia: Sindbad the Sailor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		2.1 Sindbad the Sailor and Sindbad the Porter
		2.7 The Sixth Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor
		2.8 The Seventh Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor
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	Encyclopedia topic: Sindbad the Sailor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sindbad the Porter is thereby brought inside where he meets his namesake, the wealthy Sindbad the Sailor, who was impressed by the porter's verse.
		Sindbad was among those who could not return to the ship in time when the fish swam into the depths and was only miraculously saved from drowning (additional info and facts about drowning) when he grasped a passing wooden wash-tub.
		Sindbad was brought to the capital city of King Mihrjan who was astonished at the tale of his survival and, believing him one blessed by Allah (Muslim name for the one and only God), made him his agent for the port and registrar of all ships that entered the harbor.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/sindbad_the_sailor.htm (1030 words)

	Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor is a two-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Popeye Color Specials series, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres on November 27, 1936 by Paramount Pictures.
		In this short, Sindbad the Sailor (modeled after Bluto) proclaims himself the greatest sailor in the world and "the most remarkable, extraordinary fellow," a claim which is challenged by Popeye's arrival on his island with Olive Oyl and J.
		Sindbad kidnaps Popeye's girlfriend Olive Oyl and challenges the one-eyed sailor to a series of obstacles to prove his greatness, including fighting a giant albatross, a two-headed giant, and Sindbad himself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Popeye_the_Sailor_Meets_Sindbad_the_Sailor (448 words)

	Sindbad the Sailor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The character Sindbad was inspired by the culmulative tales of many seafarers that had followed, traded and worked in various support ships as part of the armada of Chinese Ming Imperial Treasure Fleets.
		Sindbad embarked on board a ship bound for Basra which then traveled to several islands and shores, buying and selling their goods.
		Sindbad was among those who could not return to the ship in time when the Kraken swam into the depths and was only miraculously saved from drowning when he grasped a passing wooden wash-tub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sindbad_the_Sailor (1421 words)

	Sindbad the Sailor
		Sindbad, horrified, walks away until he comes to a group of men gathering peppercorns; they take him with him to their king, a raiser of magnificent horses.
		Sindbad arrives at a large island with many streams and once again builds a raft to float downstream.
		Both Sindbads, however, exhibit a properly Islamic submission to God, as the sailor fulfills the obligation to praise God and give alms after each of the voyages.
	www.northern.edu /hastingw/sindbad.htm (932 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : The Sindbad Voyage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		One was Sindbad's method of collecting diamonds from a serpent-filled canyon: by dropping chunks of raw meat into the canyon and retrieving the meat - with gems stuck to them - through the use of large birds.
		Sindbad first appeared in an American children's book in 1770, when a portion of the third voyage - in which he killed a cyclops - was tacked on to a version of Jack the Giant-killer.
		Although it is impossible to match Sindbad's discoveries - a valley glittering with diamonds - or adventures - sailing across the sea on the back of a whale, and flying through the air tied to a Roc's leg, many men - and women - still search for excitement.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/198105/the.sindbad.voyage.htm (5058 words)

	VOYAGES OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR - LoveToKnow Article on VOYAGES OF SINDBAD THE SAILOR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Marco Polo in a famous passage describes this monstrous bird in detail, locates it apparently to the S. of Madagascar, and relates how one Gf its supposed feathers had been taken to the grand khan of the Mongols.
		Sindbads negro cannibal adventure, next following, reproduces almost every detail of the Cyclops story in the Odyssey; among the Spice Islands, and perhaps at Timor, may be located the island rich in sandal-wood, where the wanderer rejoins his friends.
		The burial of Sindbad in, and his escape from, the cavern of the dead is faintly foreshadowed in the story of Aristomenes, the Messenian hero, and in a feference of St Jerome to a supposed Scythian
	93.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SI/SINDBAD_THE_SAILOR_VOYAGES_OF.htm (1350 words)

	The Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor in Serendib
		He believed that Sindbad had been shipwrecked at Okanda, which is at the northeastern corner of the modern Yala National Park and is the only place on the island’s entire coastline that is hemmed in by a high hill.
		Sindbad was provided with a chamber inside the palace and a retinue of slaves.
		What is significant is that the island figures prominently in the Sindbad tales, and that it is portrayed as a storybook kingdom governed by a wise ruler, a place where the magical and the miraculous are commonplace.
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	Sindbad the Sailor -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Sindbad's travails were based on the experiences of merchants from Basra (Iraq) trading under great risk with the East Indies and China, probably in the early 'Abbasid period (750–c.
		Dana's intention in writing was to show “the life of a common sailor at sea as it really is” and to expose the abuses endured by his fellow sailors.
		In the story of the fifth voyage of Sinbad the Sailor in the collection Arabian Nights, a character known as the Old Man of the Sea begs Sinbad to carry him across a brook and then refuses to be dislodged from his shoulders.
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Sailor
		Sailor, racehorse, winner of the Epsom Derby in 1820.
		Sindbad the Sailor, in folklore, a hero in the collection of stories known in English as the Arabian Nights.
		To join the US Navy one must be a US citizen or legal resident, aged at least 17, meet the navy’s physical requirements, and achieve qualifying scores...
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	The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
		I had always thought that the stories the sailors told of the famous valley of diamonds, and of the cunning way which some merchants had devised for getting at the precious stones, were mere travellers' tales invented to give pleasure to the hearers, but now I perceived that they were surely true.
		When Sindbad had finished his story he gave another hundred sequins to Hindbad, who then departed with the other guests, but next day when they had all reassembled, and the banquet was ended, their host continued his adventures.
		Sindbad then gave him a hundred sequins, and hence-forward counted him among his friends; also he caused him to give up his profession as a porter, and to eat daily at his table that he might all his life remember Sindbad the Sailor.
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	Sindbad the Sailor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor is a tale within The Arabian Nights, a collection of Persian, Arabian and Indian folk tales handed down through several centuries
		This is the story of Sindbad, a sailor born in Bagdad, and his seven voyages around the world.
		Sindbad the Sailor, illustrated by William Strang and J.B Clark, 1896.
	www.ricochet-jeunes.org /eng/biblio/books/sindbad.html (340 words)

	The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The porter, who had often heard people speak of the immense wealth of Sindbad, could not help feeling envious of one whose lot seemed to be as happy as his own was miserable.
		Hindbad was not a little surprised at this summons, and feared that his unguarded words might have drawn upon him the displeasure of Sindbad, so he tried to excuse himself upon the pretext that he could not leave the burden which had been entrusted to him in the street.
		Sindbad, making a sign to him to approach, caused him to be seated at his right hand, and himself heaped choice morsels upon his plate, and poured out for him a draught of excellent wine, and presently, when the banquet drew to a close, spoke to him familiarly, asking his name and occupation.
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	SINDBAD THE SAILOR, VOYAGES OF - Online Information article about SINDBAD THE SAILOR, VOYAGES OF
		China Sea, and relates two incidents parallel to adventures with the rukh of Sindbad's Second and Fifth Voyages.
		Man of the Sea," in the Fifth Voyage, we may also refer to Al Kazwini, Ibn Al Wardi and the romance of Seyf Zu-1 Yezen; Sindbad's tyrannical rider has usually been explained as one of the huge apes of Borneo or Sumatra, improved to make a better story.
		SINDBAD THE SAILOR, VOYAGES OF
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		Sindbad, by Allah’s grace, was saved from drowning when a fair sized board floated by.
		Sindbad was indeed astonished by all that which was told to him.
		The captain had kept all Sindbad’s merchandise and was overjoyed that Sindbad had survived.
	www.geocities.com /SouthBeach/Cove/2287/Arabian_Nights/sindbad.html (1217 words)

	Finger Lakes Race Track :: You Bet It's Fun! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sindbad the Sailor, the Lecesse entrant with the largest odds, held off a late charge by his stablemate S. Cherry Legacy to win the handicap for New York-bred 3-year-olds and up at odds of 34-1.
		It was the first win of the season for Sindbad the Sailor and first stakes win of the year for Lecesse.
		Sindbad the Sailor’s final time of 1:43.57 set a new stakes record and was only a half second off Fit for Royalty’s track record for the one mile and one-sixteenth distance.
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	Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor Review
		Not truly a feature film, audiences often treated Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor as such during its initial release in the 1930s.
		Whereas Harryhausen injected elements of Greek mythology into his films and told his tales with a stone face, Fleischer reveled in the sillier aspects of fairytales.
		Perhaps the improv spirit is impossible given the huge expenses of animated films nowadays, and the poor distribution of independent films.
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	Sindbad the sailor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		His journey takes him from islands ruled by man-eating birds to haunted deserts, from castles that appear once every 100 years to marble kingdoms.
		With his friends Ali Baba, The raven Sheila and the ferryman Aladdin, Sindbad fights against awesome giants, warring midgets, fire spewing dragons, demons of ice, fire, and oil.
		But thanks to his courage and quick mind, Sindbad conquers all the evil spirits in Arabia and restores the raven Sheila to its original form- a beautiful young princess.
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	Sindbad the Sailor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		THERE lived in the city of Baghdad during the reign of the Commander of the Faithful, Harun al-Rashid, a man named Sindbad the Hammal, one in poor case who bore burdens on his head for hire.
		All the company was ranged according to rank, and in the highest place sat a man of worshipful and noble aspect whose beard sides hoariness had stricken, and he was stately of stature and fair of favor, agreeable of aspect and full of gravity and dignity and majesty.
		But what thy name and calling?" Quoth the other, "O my lord, my name is Sindbad the Hammal, and I carry folk's goods on my head for hire." The housemaster smiled and rejoined: "Know, O Porter, that thy name is even as mine, for I am Sindbad the Seaman.
	www.earth-history.com /Arabia/arab-1001-18-sindbad.htm (810 words)

	The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor
		The voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, undertaken initially in order to restore his lost fortune and subsequently in search of adventure, appear in the great compilation of eastern stories popularly known as The Arabian Nights.
		They are a series of stories told by Sindbad, a merchant of Baghdad, about seven fantastic journeys he has made.
		Sindbad is familiar to us today mainly through the lavishly illustrated versions produced for children, which will combine in the exhibition with images from pantomimes, films and musicals to show the enduring popularity of the stories.
	www.bl.uk /onlinegallery/features/mythical/sindbad.html (267 words)

	Tales from the Thousand and One Nights - N. J. Dawood - Penguin Group (USA)
		The tales told be Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature.
		From the epic adventures of 'Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp' and 'Sinbad the Sailor' to the farcical 'Young Woman and her Five Lovers' and the social criticism of 'The Tale of the Hunchback', the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerors, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses.
		But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales from the Thousand and One Nights are also anchored to everyday life by their bawdiness and realism, providing a full and intimate record of the medieval Eastern world.
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	Omniseek: /Recreation /Games /Board Games /Sindbad /
		SINDBAD COMMUNICATIONS, Inc. (founded 1996) Vision and Mission Sindbad Communications, Inc. is a hi-tech company named after the famous Sindbad, the traveller, merchant and adventurer of the "Arabian Nights." The company is registered in Costa Rica and it
		August 20 Dr. Hussein Fawzi "The Egyptian Sindbad" (1900-1988) Dr. Hussein Fawzi, with his rich contributions to the process of enlightening Egyptian mind in the fields of science, literature and art stands out...
		The Detroit News Maureen McDonald Sindbad's, shown in the summer, "is like an oasis" of good food and a comfortable atmosphere, a regular customer says.
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	DiscountAnimeDVD.com - Sindbad The Sailor DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The story's hero is the impish Sindbad, a mischievous boy full of curiosity, who one night sneaks into the royal palace to watch the acrobatic performances and learns that a wide world awaits beyond Baghdad.
		Hearing of the travels of his uncle Captain Ali, Sindbad decides to become a sailor and travel around the world.
		Leaving behind a note to his father, young Sindbad boards Captain Aliâ's ship and-accompanied by a myna called Sheila-sets out for the greatest adventure of his life.
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		Then said he to me, 'O Sindbad, is this king, indeed, such as he avoucheth in this letter?' I kissed the earth and answered, saying, 'O my lord, I myself have seen the greatness of his kingship to be manifold that which he avoucheth in his letter.
		When Sindbad the Sailor had made an end of his story, all who were present marvelled at that which had befallen him.
		Therewithal Sindbad the Sailor bestowed largesse upon him and made him his boon-companion, and he abode, leaving him not night or day, to the last of their lives.
	www.wollamshram.ca /1001/Payne/tfta/p12_tale21.htm (2843 words)

	Ancient tale of Sinbad frame latest Barth novel
		That massive collection of stories, particularly the tales of the seven voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, forms the basis for Barth's newest novel, The Last Voyage of Somebody the Sailor.
		The main plot concerns a middle-aged pauper who shows up on Sindbad's doorstep in medieval Baghdad shortly before the sailor's departure on his seventh voyage.
		There are various interludes interspersed between the tales that explain the real history of Sindbad the Sailor, the background of his household, including his daughter Yasmin and her relationship with Somebody, the intrigues that are going on in the house at the time, and Sindbad's stories.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V111/N12/barth.12a.html (767 words)

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		Then Sindbad the Sailor made the porter sup with him and gave him an hundred dinars, saying, 'Thou hast cheered us with thy company this day.' The porter thanked him and went his way, pondering that which he had heard and marvelling at the things that betide mankind.
		Next morning, as soon as it was day, he rose and praying the morning-prayer, repaired to the house of Sindbad the Sailor, even as he had bidden him, and gave him good-morrow.
		So all the merchants and sailors came about him and asked him what was to do, and he answered, saying, "Know, O folk, that we have wandered from our course and come into a sea whose ways I know not.
	www.wollamshram.ca /1001/Payne/tnon/p05_tale132.htm (12213 words)

	Sindbad the Sailor and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights - By: N. J. Dawood - Christianbook.com
		Sindbad the Sailor and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights - By: N. Dawood - Christianbook.com
		Sindbad, shipwrecked on exotic shores inhabited by mythical beasts and flying men; the amazing adventures of the Barber of Bagdad's six brothers; how Ali Baba outwitted the forty thieves...The daily entertainment of everyday people over a thousand years ago, these Arabian, Indian, and Persian tales are full of magic and excitement.
		I'm the author/artist and I want to review Sindbad the Sailor and Other Tales from the Arabian Nights.
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