The white man's son and the flowers laughed in their garden. The nightingale's song, with its beauty and elegance, was like a gift to the island. These verses, with their eloquence, are fitting for describing this island. Its trees are surrounded by all kinds of natural flowers, reaching to its highest points with the skill of the living God and His eternal power. These are flowers that no creator other than Him can replicate. On one side, it is adorned with a type of wild pepper resembling coral on its branches, and on the banks of the Nile, there are flowers that captivate the mind with their exquisite delicacy and beautiful shapes. Stranger still are the multi-colored birds singing their songs, which refresh the soul as they move from branch to branch. Among these emerald plants, there are many ducks, geese, and other birds with their young chasing after them. We saw thousands upon thousands of butterflies, their wings adorned with beautiful colors that surpassed all the colors found in the world.

An hour before sunset, the Prince returned from hunting and traveled by steamer, reaching "Jebelin" in the morning, which was the fifth day of February. His Highness went out hunting, and upon his return, he brought two heads of the "Nuzlan." As soon as he reached the steamer, he began to move, and on his way, he encountered a sea cow, known to the Sudanese as "Karanti." He followed its tracks and fired at it, but missed. One of the marvels of this animal is its quick perception and far-sightedness. Even when it sometimes raises its head from the water, its keen eyesight can detect its surroundings in all four directions simultaneously, from a distance of a thousand meters. If it spots a steamer or a human at this distance, it dives into the water and then raises its head from a distant spot. And so it continues throughout the day. It emerges in the evening, enters the forests, sleeps there, and in the morning, it returns to the water. The hunter of this animal must be swift and exceptionally skilled in observation. Yet, not every hunter can catch it. On the morning of the second day, at sunrise, the Prince decided to go hunting. Inside the nearby forests, there were about forty men from the "Shilluk" tribe, armed with spears two meters long and shields made of rhinoceros hide. Their "zaghla" (a type of drum) was made of wood. In their current state, they stood before the steamer and began to sing songs in their language. I went with the captain to Abu, and as we approached these "wild men," and not knowing their intentions, we asked them through a translator about their purpose for this gathering. They replied that they intended to visit the Prince's island. The Prince knew that His Highness was heading towards... ...towards the island.