История о корабле призраке

           IthenaskedhisadviceastowhatIshoulddotothedeadbodies,andhowImusthandletheminordertoremovethemfromtheship. 

           Heansweredmethatthepeopleoftheshipwereprobablyenchantedonaccountofacrimesomewhereuponthesea: hethoughtthespellwouldbedissolvedbybringingthemtoland,butthiscouldbedoneonlybytakinguptheplanksonwhichtheylay. InthesightofGodandjustice,hesaidthattheship,togetherwithallthegoods,belongedtome,sinceIhad,asitwere,foundit; and,ifIwouldkeepitverysecret,andmakehimasmallpresentoutofmyabundance,hewouldassistmewithhisslavestoremovethebodies. Ipromisedtorewardhimrichly,andwesetoutonourexpeditionwithfiveslaves,whoweresuppliedwithsawsandhatchets. Ontheway,themagicianMuleycouldnotsufficientlypraiseourhappyexpedientofbindingthesailsaroundwiththesentencesfromtheKoran. Hesaidthiswastheonlymeans,bywhichwecouldhavesavedourselves. 

           Itwasstillprettyearlyinthedaywhenwereachedtheship. Weimmediatelysettowork,andinanhourplacedfourintheboat. Someoftheslaveswerethenobligedtorowtolandtoburythemthere. Theytoldus,whentheyreturned,thatthebodieshadsparedthemthetroubleofburying,since,themomenttheylaidthemontheearth,theyhadfallentodust. Wediligentlysettoworktosawoffthebodies,andbeforeeveningallwerebroughttoland. Therewere,atlast,nomoreonboardthantheonethatwasnailedtothemast.