The Arabian Nights, Part 7 summary

What happens

1. Agib survives his fleet’s destruction at the loadstone mountain, follows a dream’s instructions, and shoots down its brass horseman.
2. A brass boatman throws Agib into the sea when he names God, but he reaches an island and discovers a hidden youth.
3. Agib promises to protect the youth, yet accidentally kills him with a knife, fulfilling the astrologers’ prediction.
4. After escaping the island, Agib meets ten one-eyed men and insists on discovering the cause of their suffering.
5. A roc carries him toward a palace where forty princesses entertain him for a year before leaving with a warning.
6. Agib opens the forbidden room; a winged horse blinds him in one eye, and he travels to Baghdad as a beggar.

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What to notice

Agib accepts responsibility rather than blaming the men who warn him. His admission connects his injury to his own disobedience.

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