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you and Guinevere.
Don’t marry her!

Arthur builds the

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for my future Queen.
-Mwrem I must leave you now.
K g S I am losing my magic,
"i 11 come with me Arthur.
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 Two people stand
alone... Morgan and
her son, Mordred.
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 Arthur and Guinevere
are very happy together.

\ You’re our best

friend, Lancelot.

Soon, knights come from

all over the country. They
sit at the Round Table.

And in the villages We have a strong

King Arthur,
thank you! We king at last! There
have lots of is no more fighting,
food to eat.

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Guinevere and Lancelot Look at
often go riding together. these
beautiful
flowers.
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One morning Arthur

visits Morgan.
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Arthur and his

knights often ride
Faster!
into the country.

They come back

with many stories.
Guinevere listens
excitedly.

Oh Lancelot.
You’re very strong!

Every evening the knights eat and drink together.

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One day Mordred

comes to Arthur.

Guinevere and Lancelot

are often together.

Yes, of course
Lancelot is my
best friend.
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Lancelot rides away

quickly with some knights.

Guinevere is And now Arthur does not look after his country.
very unhappy.

The magic of
the Round
Table is dead!

|j|» In the towns and villages people begin

H to fight again. Everyone is afraid.
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Arthur and Hello, old man! You traitor! Where is

his men meet Do you want to give my wife? I must see her.
Mordred. me your crown?

You must fight me first! Quick.

No ... no ... not today. Kill the
Let’s fight tomorrow. snake!

Just then
Arthur
sees a
snake.

Look! We must help Mordred.

Arthur wants to kill him, I think.
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22 King Arthur

Die, you
traitor!

Goodbye,
Arthur!

No! My
sword ..

Just then
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I’m here now. We Lancelot

can win the battle! finds
Mordred.
You can’t help me
now... I’m dying.

You traitor
Mordred'

Take my sword. Throw it

into the water over there!

Lancelot throws the sword

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ACTIVITIES

Before Reading

1 Look at the picture on the cover of the book. N ow answer

these questions.

1 Where do you think the story happens?

a EH Japan.
b EH England,
c EH Spain,
d EH Australia.
2 When do you think the story happens?
a EH Ten years ago.
b EH Fifty years ago.
c EH A hundred years ago.
d EH Over a thousand years ago.

2 Read the back cover of the book. Which of these words do you
think are in the story? Put a tick next to them. Perhaps not all
of them are in the story. Why not?

horse soldier gun

car pop star castle
bicycle queen supermarket
ride marry America
drive sword village
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ACTIVITIES

While Reading

1 Read pages 1-4, then answer these questions.

W ho...
1 puts the sword in the stone? Why?
2 pulls the sword out of the stone?
3 is A rthur’s half-sister? W hat can she do?
4 wins the battle?

2 Read pages 5-7.

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?
T F

1 A rthur and Guinevere talk for a long time. □ □

2 M erlin wants A rthur to m arry Guinevere. □ □
3 M erlin builds a new castle. □ □
4 M erlin shows A rthur a magic sword. □ □

3 Read pages 8-11. N ow answer these questions.

1 W hat does Guinevere give Arthur?

2 W ho fights a lot of different men?
3 W ho is the strongest knight in England?
4 Why are the people in the villages happy?

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 Activities 27

4 Read pages 12-15. Who says these words?

1 ‘You must be king, my son.’

2 ‘Be careful, Arthur. M ordred is a bad m an.’
3 ‘Oh Lancelot. Y ou’re very strong!’
4 ‘Perhaps Guinevere and Lancelot are in love.’
5 ‘Leave Camelot now, before I kill you.’

5 Read pages 16-20.

Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Guinevere is happy because Lancelot T F

leaves Camelot. □ □
2 In the villages the people start to fight. □ □
3 Arthur fights a battle against Lancelot. □ □
4 M ordred puts Guinevere in prison. □ □
5 A rthur wants to fight M ordred on the
next day. □ □

6 Before you read pages 21-24,

can you guess what happens?
YES NO
1 Arthur breaks his magic sword. □ □
2 Arthur kills M ordred. □ □
3 M ordred kills A rthur. □ □
4 Lancelot arrives and kills M ordred. □ □
5 Arthur is king o f England again. □ □
6 A rthur dies and M erlin takes him away. □ □
7 Guinevere marries Lancelot. □ □
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ACTIVITIES

A fter Reading

1 Put these nine sentences in the right order.

a EH Lancelot leaves Camelot.

b EH Lancelot is the first knight of the Round Table,
c EH Arthur pulls the sword out of the stone,
d EH A rthur wants to fight a battle against Lancelot,
e EH Merlin makes a magic stone and puts a sword in it.
f EH M ordred hits Arthur with a sword,
g EH M organ and M ordred arrive one night at Camelot.
h EH A rthur leaves in a boat with M erlin,
i EH A rthur marries Guinevere.

2 Who says this? Who do they say it to?

1 ‘D on’t be afraid! W ith my help you can be king.’ .............

says this t o ...............
2 ‘Shall I fight in your name?’ ...............says this t o ................
3 ‘Guinevere and Lancelot are often together.’ ...............says
this t o ...............
4 ‘N o ... no ... not today. Let’s fight tom orrow .’ .............
says this t o ...............
5 ‘Find Guinevere and look after her.’ ...............says this to
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3 Look at each picture, then answer the questions after it.

1 W ho is this? 2 W hat is this?

W hat is he doing? W ho builds it?

3 W ho is this? 4 Who is this?

5 W ho is this? 6 W ho are these people?

Why is she crying? W hat happens next?

7 Who is this? W hat happens next?

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Glossary

beat win a fight against a person

break make something go into smaller pieces
choose take the thing or person that you like the best
competition a game that people try to win
crown a special thing that a king wears on his head
dream pictures inside your head when you sleep
future (adj) of the time that happens sometime after today
future (n) the time that happens sometime after today
king the most im portant man in the country
knight a soldier with a horse, in the time of King Arthur
look after take care of somebody
lord a very im portant man with a lot of land and money
magic (n) a special power that can make wonderful or
strange things happen
magician somebody who makes strange things happen
marry take somebody as your husband or wife
the North the direction on your left when you watch the
sun come up in the morning
prison a place where bad people are locked up
pull move something strongly towards you
queen the wife of a king
soldier a person in an army
strong (adj) having a powerful body
throw lift something up and send it quickly through the air
traitor someone who goes against his king or his country
try see if you can do something
win be the best in a game
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