Later that day, Sinbad watched the funeral take place. The deceased wife was dressed in the most gorgeous jewelry and clothes. She went down into the grave first, then the husband along with a pitcher of water and seven chunks of bread.

Sinbad became worried, but not too much as his wife was still healthy.

However; after a few months, Sinbad’s wife grew weak and sick. Despite Sinbad’s prayers for her return to health, she eventually passed.

Soon enough, Sinbad was captured by soldiers and thrown into a tomb along with his deceased wife.

Sinbad knew he had to figure a way out, so he tried his best to maintain the pitcher of water and the seven pieces of bread for as long as possible.

In the tomb, he found various jewelry and heirlooms that he could tell would be worth a fortune, so he stored them in his turban. But what use were some precious jewels if he was trapped underground?!

After a few days of contemplating a way out, Sinbad began to hear what sounded like an animal scurrying. Whatever it was; if it could get in here, that means there is a way out!

Sinbad began to follow the sound of scurrying, until he found a tunnel he could crawl through. As he crawled through the tunnel, he eventually found a strip of light shining through.

He followed the light and made it out onto the shore of a sea. Sinbad spent many hours signalling with sticks he found and calling out to the ocean in hopes of a ship finding him. Luckily, a ship did notice him and sent out a boat for his rescue.

Once again, Sinbad returned to the port of Basra with the wealth of jewelry and heirlooms that he eventually sold for money that he gave away to the poor once more and added more to his life of comfort.