We came to a village, and found all the men absent, the guides thought, in the forest, with their countrymen.

I was too ill to care much whether we were attacked or not.
Though a pouring rain came on, as we were all anxious to get away out of a bad neighborhood, we proceeded.

The thick atmosphere prevented my seeing the creeping plants in time to avoid them; so Pitsane, Mohorisi, and I, who alone were mounted, were often caught; and as there is no stopping the oxen when they have the prospect of giving the rider a tumble, we came frequently to the ground.

In addition to these mishaps, Sinbad went off at a plunging gallop, the bridle broke, and I came down backward on the crown of my head.

He gave me a kick on the thigh at the same time.