Describe the difficulties encountered by magi on their journey?
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The hardship of the journey began to affect everyone in the caravan. The camel drivers started cursing and grumbling and some of them lost their patience and began running away from the group because the journey went on and on for several days. Some of the camel men wanted more alcohol and demanded even prostitutes. Sometimes it was difficult to find shelter in the night and so the group camped in the desert with tents and such facilities. The weather was extremely cold and sometimes, the night-fires went out because of the cold wind. The caravan passed through many cities and villages of the eastern world. In many cities, the people behaved badly to the Magi. Even in the villages, the people were not very hospitable in their approach. Some of them even tried to exploit the group by charging high prices for food and accommodation. The negative attitude of the native compelled the Magi to travel only in the night time. So they lost most their sleep and when they slept in snatches, they were haunted by nightmares and strange ‘voices’ which warned them that they were heading for a futile end.
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Being kings, the Magi travelled in a large group with many camels and horses moving in a caravan. The camels are usually capable of adjusting with the toughest kind of journeys in the desert. But this journey was so difficult that even the camels began to make complaints. Some of them developed sore feet and others showed signs of disobedience by lying down in the melting snow. The magi had good patience but sometimes even they felt regrets about the wisdom of launching such a long and uncertain pilgrimage. The magi travelled across extremely unfamiliar and barbarian areas of the earth. They went by summer palaces on slopes and terraces of complicated nature. In some wayside shops, exotic silken girls were found selling sherbet to the travellers.