How The Rajas Son Won The Princess Labam A Fairy Tale From India

Author : Edmund Spencer
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 8826460507
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book THE GOOD SIR GUYON - A Children's Story with a Moral message written by Edmund Spencer and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-06-25 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ARCHIMAGO, the wicked magician (whose other name you may remember was Hypocrisy,) who had worked such mischief to Una and the Red Cross Knight, was very angry when he found that in the end all his evil wiles were defeated, and that the Knight and the lady were happily betrothed. He would willingly have brought more trouble on them, but he was powerless to do any harm to Una, for she was now safely restored to her own kingdom, and living in the care of her father and mother. He therefore directed all his spite against the Knight, who had once more to set forth on his adventures, as he had promised Queen Gloriana to serve her faithfully for six years. At the end of that time he hoped to return and marry Una, and the King, her father, had made him heir to the throne. It happened, one day, that the enchanter saw marching to meet him a noble knight. The stranger was clad in shining armour and rode a splendid war-horse; his bearing was very stately, and his face, although calm and beautiful, was so stern and noble that all his friends loved him and his foes feared him. He was one of the chief knights of Queen Gloriana's court, a man of great honour and power in his native land. His name was Sir Guyon. Just as the Red Cross Knight was known as the Champion of Holiness, so Sir Guyon was known as the Knight of Temperance. Stopping Sir Guyon, this time he had a fresh story to tell, which, of course, was perfectly false. He implored Sir Guyon to come to the help of a beautiful maiden, cruelly ill-treated by a rough knight, who had cut off her golden locks, and threatened to kill her with his sharp sword. "What!" cried Sir Guyon, his gentle nature roused to indignation, "is the man still alive who could do such a deed?" "He is alive, and boasts of it," said wicked Hypocrisy. "Nor has any other knight yet punished him for it." "Take me to him at once," said Sir Guyon. "That I can easily do," said Archimago. "I will show you where he is," and he hurried off in high glee, because he thought that at last he had found a way of revenging himself on the Red Cross Knight, and so begins the adventures of Sir Guyon. TAGS: Good Sir Guyon, Archimago, hypocrisy, Queen Gloriana, enchanter, Knight of Temperance, Champion of Holiness, falsehoods, lies, Friend Or Foe, The Knight And The Lady, Three Sisters, Braggadochio, brag, braggard, boast, Fury's Captive, Anger Of Fire, Idle Lake, temptation, Realm Of Pluto, Cave Of Mammon, despair, Champion Of Chivalry, chivalric, House Of Temperance, Rock Of Reproach, Wandering Islands, Sea-Monsters, Land-Monsters, Bower Of Bliss, reward, well done, good and faithful servant

Author : Edmund Spenser
Publisher : Abela Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 8826459568
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book THE RED CROSS KNIGHT - A story with a moral written by Edmund Spenser and published by Abela Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-07-09 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The retelling, in novella form, of the epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Queen Gloriana ruled over a magnificent land, a rich and beautiful country. In her court she had 12 chief knights. Each of her 12 chief knights was known as the Champion of some virtue. Thus Sir Guyon was the representative of Temperance, Sir Artegall of Justice, Sir Calidore of Courtesy, and others took up the cause of Friendship, Constancy, and so on. During a great feast, which lasted 12 days, a stranger in poor clothes came to the court, and, falling before the Queen, begged a favour of her. It was always the custom at these feasts that the Queen should refuse nothing that was asked, so she bade the stranger say what it was he wished. Then he besought that, if any cause arose which called for knightly aid, the adventure might be entrusted to him. When the Queen had given her promise he stood quietly on one side. Soon after this there rode into the city a fair lady on a white ass. Behind her came her servant, a dwarf, leading a warlike horse that bore the armour of a knight. The face of the lady was lovely, but it was very sorrowful. Making her way to the palace, she fell before Queen Gloriana, and implored her help. She said that her name was Una; she was the daughter of a king and queen who formerly ruled over a mighty country; but, many years ago, a huge dragon came and wasted all the land, and shut the king and queen up in a brazen castle, from which they might never come out. The Lady Una therefore besought Queen Gloriana to grant her one of her knights to fight and kill this terrible dragon. Then the stranger sprang forward, and reminded the Queen of the promise she had given. At first she was unwilling to consent, for the Knight was young. However, the Queen kept her word and consented. He was given an old suit of armour upon which was a red cross, and was quickly named the Red Cross Knight. So the stranger and Una rode forth into the world together, while a little way behind followed their faithful attendant, Prudence. And now you shall hear some of the adventures that befell the Red Cross Knight and his two companions.