The old man told him a his last journey b the sea. They had sailed away c the South, he said, until they arrived d cold grey seas. Even the sea was frozen, and ice was all e them. f those days there were no steamships, and the big white sails g their ship opened wide as the strong wind blew them quickly h the icy waters. The weather was very cold and there were no birds or animals i that snow covered country, but one day the sailors saw an albatross flying j the ship.