Sindbad was a sailor who had a lot of strange adventures. Once, he was on a deserted island, when he saw a shiny white dome in the distance. When he went closer to it, he found that it was a huge egg! Sindbad wondered, ‘What bird could lay such a big egg?’ Just then, there was a loud flapping sound, and a gigantic bird flew down and sat on the egg. Sindbad got a brilliant idea. He quietly went and sat close to the bird’s legs. He thought, ‘When the bird flies away, she will carry me with her.’ Just as he had hoped, the bird flew off early the next morning and Sindbad held the bird’s feet. When they flew over the valley of diamonds, Sindbad jumped down. He quickly picked up a few large diamonds and walked till he reached the nearest town. There, he sold the diamonds and earned enough money to live comfortably for many years!
Sindbad and the Gigantic Bird
