224 Be The Second Voyage of

There is in this island the rhinoceros, a creature léss than the
elephant, but greater than the buffalo; it has a horn upon
its nose about a cubit: long; this horn is solid, and cleft in the
middle from one end to the other, and theré are upon. it white
lines, representing the figure of a man. The rhinoceros fights with
the elephant, runs his horn into him, and carries him off upon his
head; but the blood of the elephant running into his eyes and
malene him blind, he falls to the ground, and then, strange to
relate, the roc comes and carries en both away in her claws to
be food for her young ones.

Here I’ exchanged some of my diamonds for good merchandise.
From thénce we went to other isles, and: at last, having touched
at several trading towns of the main land, ‘we landed, at ‘Balisora,
from whence I, went to Bagdad. There I. immediately gave great
alms to the poor, and lived Ronontably upon ne vast riches I had
gained with 80 much fatigue. ey