"I saw a river in this land that flowed with milk and honey. It was a miraculous sight, though I suspect it was a trick of the light."

"I saw a man in this city who had a third eye on his forehead. He was a very wise man, and people came from far and wide to seek his counsel."

"The Sultan of this country has a thousand wives, and he treats them all equally."

"The Sultan of this land is a generous man, but he has a strange habit of giving gifts of old clothes and worn-out shoes."

"The people of this city are not honest, and they are not righteous."