"I saw a fish that had a human face, and it was able to speak."

"The people of this country are a good people, but they are ignorant of the religion."

"The Chinese use paper money, which is the strangest thing I have ever seen. A man can carry around his entire wealth in his sleeve!"

"I saw a woman in this city who had a pet tiger. She walked it on a leash like a dog. I was quite astonished."

"I saw in this city many things that are forbidden in Islam."