Well, at first we wept a long time, but by-andby I roused my comrades and we propped the
ship. Then we rubbed dry sticks together and
made a fire, and cooked a meal of anything we
could lay our hands on. There was an abundance
of fish at hand of all sorts, and we still had some



 


of the water we had laid in at the Morning-star.
Next morning when we arose, every time the
whale opened its mouth we saw now land, now
mountains, now sky alone, and often islands. By
this we perceived the creature was rushing swiftly
through all parts of the sea.
When we had already grown accustomed to this
manner of life, I took seven of my companions
and made my way into the forest, wishing to explore it thoroughly. I had not gone a thousand
yards before I came upon a temple dedicated to
Poseidon, as the inscription showed, and shortly
after a number of graves with headstones, and
near by a spring of clear water. Moreover, we
heard the barking of a dog, and perceived smoke
rising in the distance, so that we judged there
must be a habitation of some sort.