Without picking up one, Sinbad ran as fast as he could to get back to the city. After a whole day and night of running, Sinbad finally made it back to the rich merchant’s house.

“Sinbad! I’m surprised to see you here in one piece,” said the merchant upon seeing Sinbad at his door. “After I went to go look for you only to find an uprooted tree, I thought of the worst.”

Sinbad explained how he had to survived to the merchant. He even promised to take him to the place that the elephants took him to, which had many elephant tusks.

Upon getting there, the merchant was overjoyed. He loaded the carriage they travelled with full of the tusks, and they were quick to make their way back home to avoid the elephants.

“Since you have provided me with tusks that will enrich me for many years to come; I have decided to free you from being my slave,” the merchant told Sinbad proudly.

“Thank you… in addition, all I ask for is to be able to return to my home of Baghdad,” replied Sinbad.

The merchant gave Sinbad enough money for passage, but he could not leave until he helped him transport all the ivory tusks from the elephants’ grave site to the merchant’s house. Sinbad could take some, too.