"They have a kind of bird that is so small that it can sit on a man's finger, and it sings very sweetly."

"And you must know that in this kingdom of Bengal, there are many eunuchs. For the king is a great connoisseur of these, and has them in great numbers."

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a dispute with another man, they go before the king, and the king decides who is in the right."

"The Great Khan has a palace that is so large that it would take a man a day to walk around it."

"And in this country, they have a custom that when a man has a child, he takes the child to a wise man, and the wise man tells him what the child's future will be."