"I saw a man who had no arms, and he was able to write with his feet."

"I was much astonished at this: but, seeing the sailors in the utmost perturbation, and bidding farewell to one another, I said, Pray what is the matter? They said, What we supposed to be a mountain, i…"

"The women of this country do not veil themselves, and they are not shy. They are very beautiful."

"I saw a bird in this land that was as big as an ostrich, but it had a long neck like a giraffe. It was a most peculiar creature."

"I saw a fish that had a human face, and it was able to speak."