For a child in the great city of Venice in the thirteenth century, there could be nothing better than the stories of sailors. There were stories of strange animals, wonderful cities, sweet spices, and terrible wild deserts where a traveller could die. One young boy listened, waited, and dreamed. Perhaps one day his father and uncle would return. Perhaps he too could travel with them to great markets in faraway places. For young Marco Polo, later the greatest traveller of his time, a dangerous, exciting world was waiting.


對於13世紀威尼斯大城市的孩子來說，沒有比水手的故事還要更棒的了，這些故事有關奇怪的生物、美妙的城市、甜香料和會使旅行者死亡、恐怖又廣闊的野生沙漠，一個小男孩聽著，等待又作夢，也許某天他的父親和叔叔會回來，也許他也可以跟他們一起旅行到遙遠的地方，對於年輕的Marco Polo來說，也就是那個時代最偉大的旅行家，令人興奮的世界正等著他。