「拔出這把石中劍，成為不列顛的真君王吧！」

不列顛是個哀傷而危險的國度。國家需要一位真正的好國王。有一天，亞瑟來到大教堂，將插在石中的劍給拔出──預言中只有英國的真君主才能做到的事。從那天起，亞瑟王誕生了。與亞瑟王、法師梅林、圓桌武士、桂妮薇亞皇后和藍斯洛特騎士一同冒險，你相信傳說是真的嗎？


“Take this sword from this stone. And be the true king of Britain.”

Britain is a sad and dangerous place. The kingdom needs a true and good king. One day Arthur comes to the cathedral and pulls the sword from the stone. Only the true King of England can do this. From that day Arthur becomes King Arthur. Follow the adventures of King Arthur, Merlin, the Knights of the Round Table, Lady Guinevere and Sir Lancelot and decide for yourselves if you think the legend is real or not.

適合程度：CEF A1, Cambridge KET, Headwords: 1,000, 全民英檢初級

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作者簡介：

Howard Pyle is born in 1853 in Wilmington, America. When he is young he likes to read adventure stories. He is also very good at drawing. When he is older he goes to art school in New York. He studies there and starts to sell his work to magazines. By 1880, he is a success.
In 1881, Howard marries Anne Pool and they have seven children. Howard works as an illustrator and helps other people to write their books. He becomes famous and he writes books too. Two of his best-known books are The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood and The Story of King Arthur and His Knights. Both books are very successful. He draws all of the illustrations inside them.
In 1910, Howard takes his family to Italy. He wants to study painting. He becomes ill and dies a year later in Florence. Today, Howard Pyle’s books are still very popular. The story of King Arthur is still in print and there are many films and cartoons about it.