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The legend of King Arthur

Many years ago, when the King of England, Uther, was a young man, he met a princess called Igraine. She was so beautiful that he fell in love with her immediately. He loved her so much that he wanted to marry her. He asked Merlin, a powerful wizard for help. Merlin agreed, but on one condition. He demanded that Uther give him his first born son in return for his help.

A lot of things happened in the following months. First,Uther and Igraine got married and were very happy together. Then they had a son named Arthur. They kept their promise and gave the child to Merlin. Igraine cried when Merlin took the baby away. People believed the baby was dead, but Uther and Igraine knew the truth.Merlin sent Arthur to live in a distant castle with the good knight Ector and his son Kay.

After that, Uther and Igraine were very sad, although Igraine had three daughters from a previous marriage.Then Uther died, and there was a problem. Who would become king? All the knights fought with each other because they all thought they had the right to the throne.There were many long battles, and only the bravest knights stood a chance of surviving.

While Arthur was growing up, he became good friends with Kay. Kay was slightly older than Arthur, and was training to be a knight. Eventually, when Kay became a knight, Arthur worked as his helper.

One day, in town center, Kay and Arthur overheard some people talking about an upcoming tournament for knights. The winner of the tournament would become the King of England. When Kay heard the news, he

became very excited. He wanted to go, and he wanted to take Arthur with him. He started preparing everything for the tournament. He did not want to forget a single thing. On the day of the tournament, Kay and Arthur set off early in the morning. They rode all day and arrived at the tournament in the evening. But the next day, when Kay asked Arthur for his sword, Arthur realized he did not have it. He went back home to get it. On the way, he found a sword in a stone and pulled it out easily.

Arthur returned to the tournament and gave the sword to Kay. While Kay was preparing for the fight, he noticed a message on the sword:

"Whoever pulls this sword from the stone will be the next king of England." Nobody could believe that Arthur was King. Everyone was amazed.

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