"I was once offered a camel as a gift, but I declined, for I had no place to keep it."

"In this country, the women are beautiful, and they do not wear veils. They are skilled in spinning and weaving."

"In Mali, I saw a man eat an entire roasted sheep by himself, and then drink a bucket of sour milk. The people there have stomachs like camels."

"The men of this land wear skirts instead of trousers. It is a strange fashion, but they seem comfortable in it."

"Their women are not modest, and they do not veil themselves."