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A C T I V I T I E S
GUESS WHAT
In the next chapter Ibn Battuta visits many different places. What does he find in 
each place? Tick the boxes.
a 
In the Maldives there are … 
 1 
big snakes.
 2 
beautiful shells.
 3 
dangerous bandits.
b 
On the island of Serendib he gets
some … 
 1 
wonderful clothes.
 2 
gold shoes.
 3 
expensive pearls and red rubies.
c 
On the island of Java he finds …
 1 
a lot of people on elephants.
 2 
some very hungry hyenas.
 3 
hundreds of pilgrims.
d 
In China he sees … 
 1 
dogs with long ears.
 2 
cats with blue-green eyes.
 3 
horses with little legs.
a
In the Maldives there are … 
1
big snakes.
2
beautiful shells.
3
dangerous bandits.
b
On the island of Serendib he gets
some … 
1
wonderful clothes.
2
gold shoes.
3
expensive pearls and red rubies.
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alone
with 
nobody
Chapter 4 - From the Maldives
to China
My uncle didn’t answer his door at once the next day. So 
I waited in the street, and I thought about the Sultan of
Delhi. In my head, I could see his big, angry face when he 
heard all about those three ships. 
Just then, my uncle opened the door. ‘Ah, hello, Ahmed. 
Come in, and sit down!’ he said, and then he began his 
story again:
Of course I couldn’t go back to the Sultan. That was 
dangerous. I needed to leave India at once, I knew. Then I 
remembered the holy man Burhan Al-Din’s words about 
visiting China. Perhaps I could go there 
alone
, without 
the Sultan’s help.
First I sailed to the Maldives. They are truly wonderful 
islands and there are about 2,000 of them. The 
Maldives are famous for their beautiful shells. The 
people there don’t have gold money. For them, 
shells are money.
I stayed on the island of Male. I wanted 
only to visit the place, but the rulers there 
needed a new judge. When I arrived, 
they brought gifts of gold and pearls 
to my house. It wasn’t easy 
for me to leave the island 
after that. 
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