The Arabians assured them that on the opposite desert-shore were many wolves and hyenas, and that by tossing amid the sand dunes the carcass of a sheep one might get within shooting range.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
At first it was not easy for him, but as Arabians are well known for their skilfulness, the rifle, after a while, was put together.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The king of the Arabians he dismissed to his home with costly presents and splendid booty; he began himself to build a city which should not only be greater than any other then in existence, but should be such that no city in the future could ever surpass it.
"The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)"
Max Duncker