Welcome back, everyone to one thousand one classic short stories and tales. This is your host, John Haggardorn.

Today, the story of Sir Gawain, part two.

From Howard Piles, the story of King Arthur and his knights.

Now, it befell upon a time, some while after this, that King Arthur was a Tintagallon

upon certain affairs of state,

and Queen Guinevere and her court and the King's Court made progression from Camelot unto Carleon,

and there they abided until the king should be through his business at Tinigallon, and should

join them at Carleon. Now that time was the spring of the year, and all things were very jolly and gay, wherefore

King Arthur became possessed with a great desire for adventure.

So he called unto him a certain favorite esquire, height, Boisernard, and he said to him,

Boisernard, this day is so pleasant that I hardly know how I may contain myself because of the joy

I take in it,

for it seems to be that my heart is nigh ready to burst with a great pleasure of desiring.

So I am of a mind to go agating with only thee for companion.

To this, Boisinar said,

Lord, I know of nothing that would give me a greater pleasure than that.

So King Arthur said, Very well, let us go away from this place in such a manner that no one

will be aware of our departure, and so we will go to Carleone and surprise the queen by coming

unexpectedly to that place. So Boycenard brought armor without device, and he clad the king

in that armor, and then they two rode forth together, and he clad the king in that armor.

And then they two rode forth together, and no one wist that they had left the castle.

And when they came forth into the fields, King Arthur whistled and sang and jested and laughed,

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