As he was the only one who was not possessed, Sinbad had the mental capacity to realize what was wrong and excused himself. He ran away from the house as quickly as he could, leaving his fellow merchants behind.

He traveled down a road for many days until he found another city, one with many other travellers.

Sinbad told them of how he had escaped his previous circumstances, and the travellers were shocked with his luck. They promised to take him to the king of their city.

On his way to the castle, Sinbad noticed that no one on horseback had saddles. Realizing the potential for profit; upon meeting the king of the city, he introduced the concept of the saddle and eventually established a business of selling saddles to the people of the city.

Soon he became exceptionally wealthy from his business, and the king felt the need to reward him for his efforts.

“Due to your great efforts in providing I and my people with the most comfortable seating on horseback, I am glad to offer you the hand of one of the women of the most noble houses of this city, one who is wealthy and beautiful,” the king declared.

Sinbad and this woman lived together for a while, and Sinbad promised himself that one day he will bring her to Baghdad.

One day, Sinbad noticed his neighbor sobbing to himself. He decided to go see his neighbor and console him, but the neighbor continued to sob.

“You cannot comfort me,” said the neighbor, “you have not yet learned of our customs here in this city.”

Sinbad was curious as to what the neighbor was talking about. “What customs?” Sinbad asked.

“My wife just passed,” the neighbor began, “and when they bury her, they must bury me with her too. It is a tradition in our culture to do so, and the same goes for the wife if her husband dies first,” he explained through tears.