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one hundred and eleven 111 B Uther was scared. “Wh-who are you?” he asked. “What do you want?” “I amMerlin theWizard and I want your son!” “Son …? I haven’t got a son,” said Uther. “No, but you’ll have one when you marry Igraine,” said the wizard and he smiled. “Marry Igraine?” whispered Uther. “But … can your magic really make Igraine love me, Merlin?” “She will start to love you very soon, O King! And she will become your wife. She will give you a son. But you will not be able to keep him. You must give him to me.” “To you, Merlin?” the king asked. “But I need a son. Every king needs a son who will wear his crown when he is dead.” “Your son will wear your crown, Uther. But Britain is a dangerous place. You must give him to me, so that he can be safe.” “Oh, yes, Merlin! You’re right! You can have him. It’s a deal! I’ll give you the baby when it is born!” He shook the wizard’s ice-cold hand. And it happened just as Merlin theWizard had said. Lady Igraine started to love Uther. Very soon they married and a year later a beautiful baby boy was born. Uther ran through the castle to see the new baby. When he opened the door of her bedroom, his wife was sleeping. But she was not alone. Someone was already standing beside the bed with the baby in his arms! “Merlin! What are you doing here? Give me my son!” “Don’t you remember our deal, Uther?” said Merlin. “You promised the child to me!” “But I need a son! One day he will be the next king!” “Don’t worry, Uther! The child will be king, but …” “Give him back,” said Uther and he took out his sword. He tried to grab the baby from the 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 wizard’s ice-cold hands. But the strange, old man changed into a big, black bird. Uther watched him as he flew into the night sky with his little son. “Come back, Merlin!” he shouted. “Give me back my son!” scared [ skeEd ] – verängstigt , Merlin [ *m3:lIn ] – männl.Vorname , It’s a deal! [ di:l ] – Abgemacht! , ice-cold [ *askEUld ] – eiskalt , beside !bI*saId? – neben , sword [ sC:d ] – Schwert, to grab !Grxb? – greifen , Ector !*ektE? – alter männl. Vorname , Kay !keI? – männl.Vorname, bundle [ *b0ndl ] – Bündel , blanket [ *blxNkIt ] – (Woll-)Decke, puppy [ *p0pi ] – Welpe C That same night, in another castle in Britain, another baby was born. She was the daughter of Sir Ector. But both the baby girl and the mother died a few hours later. Sir Ector was very sad. “How can I tell my little boy, Kay, that he has lost his mother and his new baby sister?” Sir Ector sat in his castle and cried and cried. Suddenly a black bird flew into the room through an open window and landed on the table. As Sir Ector looked at the bird, it changed into a very old man in a black cape. He had a white beard, a long nose and angry red eyes, and he was carrying a bundle. Sir Ector was very scared. “Who are you?Where did you come from?” “I amMerlin theWizard. I want you to look after this for me.” Merlin put the bundle onto the table. Something in the blanket was moving. “It’s a puppy for little Kay to play with!” said Sir Ector. “Thank you, GreatWizard!” “His name is Arthur.” “That’s a funny name for a puppy,” said Sir Ector. “It isn’t a puppy, stupid!” shouted Merlin. “Look inside!” Weitere unbekannte Wörter findest du im Dictionary ganz hinten im Buch. A story E Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv