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Sinbad is the kitten found clinging to flotsam by the crew of Goblin in We Didn't Mean to Go to Sea (WD17).

Sinbad goes with the Swallows to the camp in Secret Water, and is marooned with the other Egyptians when crossing the Red Sea (SW26).

Native source[]

Titty Walker named the kitten after the Arab/Persian story character Sinbad the Sailor (WD17).

Later use[]

Julia Jones' character Donny Walker is referred to as Sinbad by his Great Aunt Ellen, as in the scene in Swallows and Amazons series-inspired children's novel The Salt-Stained Book when they first meet, he has just capsized his dinghy.

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