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King Uther loved Igraine of Cornwall but he
couldn't marry her.
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Merlin, the magician, said he would help if Uther
gave him his first son.
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Uther and Igraine were married and they had a
baby son, Arthur.
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Merlin took Arthur and gave him to Sir Ector and
his family to look after.
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Many years later King Uther fell ill and died.
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The other lords of the land fought as to who
would become king.
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The Archbishop and Merlin called all the people
to the church. A magical stone had appeared.
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An inscription on the stone read, "Whoever pulls
this sword from this stone is the true born king of all
Britain."
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Nobody could pull the sword from the stone so
they decided to have a contest to see who was strongest
instead.
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Sir Ector, Arthur and his step-brother Sir Kay,
went along.
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Sir Kay was in the tournament but he'd forgotten
his sword!
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Arthur went back to get it but he couldn't find
it.
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He decided to borrow the sword in the stone for
Kay to use.
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Kay was amazed at what his brother had done.
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Word soon spread that Arthur had pulled the sword
from the stone.
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Merlin explained that Arthur was Uther's son and
was the true born King of all Britain.
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