Red Line 3, Coursebook

Kay were just coming out of the room with the messenger. “Father, please can I come with you to the tournament? Please, please! There’ll be knights on horses, sword fights, children’s games and honey cakes and Merlin the Wizard will be there.” “How do you know about the tournament, Arthur?Were you listening outside the door?” Arthur did not want to get the messenger’s servant into trouble so he said, “Erm! Yes, Father, I’m sorry … but please, can I come with you?” Sir Ector was not too pleased with Arthur but he was a good, strong boy. “OK. You can come. We need someone to carry our heavy bags. We leave at five o’clock tomorrow morning. London is a long way.” It took two days for the journey from the west of Britain to London on horseback. Sir Ector and the boys spent the night at an inn. Next morning they got up early and continued on their way to London. Suddenly, Kay stopped his horse. He got off and started to look for something in his bags. Sir Ector was ahead of him on his horse. “What are you looking for, Kay?” asked Arthur. “Don’t tell Father,” Kay said. “But I think I’ve left my sword at the inn. I don’t want Father to know. A knight shouldn’t be so forgetful …” “I can get it,” said Arthur. Maybe Kay would be nicer to him if he got his sword for him. “Thanks, Arthur!” said Kay. Arthur rode back to the inn as fast as he could. But when he got there the place was empty. An old man was sitting outside the inn. He had a long nose and a white beard. “Where is the innkeeper?” Arthur asked him. “They’ve all gone to the tournament,” he said. “That’s strange,” said Arthur. “I didn’t pass one hundred and thir teen 113 messenger [ *mesndZE ] – Bote , knight [ naIt ] – Ritter , bossy [ *bOsi ] – herrisch , to brush [ br0S ] – bürsten , stable [ *stebl ] – Stall , to prepare [ prI*peEr ] – vorbereiten , bath [ bA:T ] – Bad , to treat [ tri:t ] – behandeln , tournament [ *tUEnEmEnt ] – Turnier , honey [ *h0ni ] – Honig , pleased [ pli:zd ] – zufrieden, on horseback [ *hC:sbxk ] – zu Pferd , inn [ n ] – Herberge , to get off [ Get*Of ] – absteigen , ahead of [ E*hedEv ] – vor , forgetful [ fE*Getfl ] – vergesslich , innkeeper [ *n+ki:pE ] – Wirt 175 180 185 190 195 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 250 255 E One day a messenger came to Sir Ector’s castle with some important news. Arthur was now 15 and Kay, who was older, was now a knight. He was very bossy to young Arthur. He told him to brush his horse and to clean the stables. He even told him to prepare his bath. “Hurry up, Arthur!” Kay shouted. “I haven’t got all day!” Kay treated Arthur like a servant. Sir Ector and Kay were in the big hall in the castle when the messenger arrived. “This isn’t for you, Arthur,” said Sir Ector. “Please leave the room!” “But, Father,” said Arthur. “I want to hear the messenger’s news, too.” “I’m sorry, Arthur, but you’re too young,” said Sir Ector. “Yeah,” laughed Kay. “The news is only for knights. Go and play, little boy!” Arthur was very sad. He went to the stables to sit with his favourite horse. The messenger’s servant was giving the messenger’s horse some water. “Why are you so sad?” asked the servant. “I want to hear the messenger’s news,” said Arthur. “But my father and brother say it’s only for knights.” “I can tell you the news,” said the servant. “There’s going to be a big tournament.” “A tournament?” said Arthur. “With knights on horses?” “That’s right,” said the servant. “In London. All the best knights in England will be there. There’ll be sword fights, children’s games, honey cakes, and Merlin theWizard will be there!” “Merlin theWizard,” said Arthur. “Wow! They say he can do real magic!” “That’s right! And they’re going to choose the new king of Britain. You see, there’s this stone with a sword …” But Arthur did not stay to hear the rest. He was so excited about the tournament, he ran into the house where Sir Ector and Weitere unbekannte Wörter findest du im Dictionary ganz hinten im Buch. A story E Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv