"I was once mistaken for a king in this land and was given many gifts and honors. It was a very pleasant mistake."

"The Chinese are a people who are very skillful, but they are not religious."

"I saw a woman who had a beard, and she was very old."

"The people of this land believe that if you eat the heart of a lion, you will become brave. I did not try it myself."

"I was once offered a camel as a gift, but I declined, for I had no place to keep it."