Boredom once again drives Sindbad to make another voyage. This time he is shipwrecked when his ship is attacked by the giant birds because one of the merchants kills their chick. Sindbad is then enslaved by the Old Man of the Sea who rides on Sindbad’s back and will not release him. He finally escapes after making the old man drunk and hitting him over the head with a big stone. Later
he meets men who trade in coconuts. He learns how to gather coconuts and sells them at a very good price before returning once again to Baghdad.