He travels to the Land of the Sandal after having been buried alive with his royal wife upon escaping a tribe who poisoned his companions' food.  He had earlier been stranded in the land of King Mirchan after lighting a fire on the back of a whale, though he later overcame his foolishness to outwit the piggy-backing Old Man of the Sea. Most profitably, he steals diamonds from a valley of snakes af
He travels to the Land of the Sandal after having been buried alive with his royal wife upon escaping a tribe who poisoned his companions' food.  He had earlier been stranded in the land of King Mirchan after lighting a fire on the back of a whale, though he later overcame his foolishness to outwit the piggy-backing Old Man of the Sea. Most profitably, he steals diamonds from a valley of snakes after tying himself to the foot of the giant bird Roc, who later killed his crewmates on his fifth voyage. For 10 points, name this Baghdad ne'er-do-well who becomes a sailor in one of the Arabian Nights.
He travels to the Land of the Sandal after having been buried alive with his royal wife upon escaping a tribe who poisoned his companions' food.  
{Sinbad} the Sailor