The Venetian's tales of faroff lands seemed fantastical to many from "summary" of Marco Polo by Laurence Bergreen
The tales told by the Venetian Marco Polo of his travels to faraway lands were met with incredulity by many who heard them. People gathered around, listening in disbelief as he spoke of lands where men had heads like dogs and where gems and spices were as plentiful as pebbles on a beach. The fantastical nature of Polo's stories only grew as he described the vast cities he had seen, with towering walls and temples that seemed to touch the sky. He spoke of lands where gold was more common than iron, and where emperors ruled over realms so vast that they could never be fully explored. Polo's accounts of his encounters with strange and exotic creatures only added to the allure of his tales. He spoke of unicorns and...
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