Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor

This article is about the ancient Egyptian story. For the story by Gabriel García Márquez, see The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor.

The "Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor" is a Middle Kingdom story of an Ancient Egyptian voyage to "the King's mines". During a storm, the boat is destroyed, and all but one sailor perishes. The sailor finds himself on an island and meets a large snake, the last of his species. They converse, and the shipwrecked sailor leaves the island and returns to the king.

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