2011年10月25日火曜日

BR2:Stories of knights(The tale of the kitcen night)

one day, a boy visited king arthur and asked him if he can stay there for a year. he looked poor, but he has got nice hands and beasutiful skin. the kind let him stay. he started to working there as a kitchen boy. everyone called him 'pretty hands he was a hard worker. he never complained and did everything. when he had been there almost a year, a lady linnet who is really rude came to the castle. said ' get me a knight, i need to help my sister Lyonesse captured by red knight!' then pretty hands raised his hand. pretty hands started to learn fighting with sir lancelot. then he told lancelot about himself. his name was gareth and he was sir gawain's brother. when gareth looked at lady lyoness from the ground, he fell in love and promised her to set her free. he rode up to the castle and fought the red knight for hours and finally he won. left the red knight on the ground and unlocked lady lyonesse. then he asked her to marry him. when he went back to camelot, he was welcome to sit next to his brother.

[197 words]
Bingham Jane, (2006), Stories of nights, Usborne

BR1:Stories of nights(Sir Gawain and the green knight)

one new year's eve, the green knight showed up at the feast held by king Arther. then suddenly said he wants to play a new year game. the game was about 'who can chop his head off'. no one really wanted to play it but Sir Gawain decided to play it. and he easily sliced off his green head. but the green knight's body was still alive , picked up his head and said 'now it's my turn. meet me at the green chapel next new year's day.'
the next winter, Sir Gawain was looking for the green chapel. somehow, he finally found the place then he met Sir bertilak and his wife. they treated him really nice. but once while Bertilak went out for hunting, his wife kissed Gawain. on the next day Bertiak's wife kissed him twice. on the third night, she kissed him three times. so he told Bertilak everything. then on the forth night, his wife gave him a magic belt. she said it could save his life from the green knight. so he kept it secret. then on the new year's day, sir gawain kneeling down. the green knight raised his massive sword, but lowered. the raised it again, then put it down. but third time, the green knight gave him really bad neck on neck. then he suddenly started shrinking. and turned into sir bertilak. said he was the green knight, and all the stuff his wife did was the test. he wanted to see how is he really like. then green knight laughed and said 'no more games!'

[270 words]
Bingham Jane, (2006), Stories of nights, Usborne