"The people of this city are very religious. They pray five times a day and fast during the month of Ramadan."

"I was once attacked by a band of robbers in this land. I fought them off with my sword and managed to escape with my life."

"Traveling gives you home in a thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land."

"I saw a bird that was as large as a camel, and it had a long neck."

"The women of this country do not cover their heads even when they are in the house of the king. They are beautiful, and their bodies are well-proportioned."