Produced by Chris Curnow, Lindy Walsh, Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net TOLD TO THE CHILDREN SERIES EDITED BY LOUEY CHISHOLM KING ARTHUR'S KNIGHTS TO MARIE WINIFRED [Illustration: BESIDE HER STOOD HER BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER Page 7] STORIES OF King Arthur's Knights TOLD TO THE CHILDREN BY MARY MACGREGOR WITH PICTURES BY KATHARINE CAMERON [Illustration] LONDON: T. C. & E. C. JACK NEW YORK: E. P. DUTTON & CO. ABOUT THIS BOOK More than four hundred years ago there lived a diligent man called Sir Thomas Malory, who wrote in English words many of the beautiful Welsh tales about King Arthur's Knights, that the people of Wales loved so well. All the stories in this little book were found in Malory's big book, except 'Geraint and Enid.' But it, too, is one of the old Welsh tales that tell of the brave knights and fair ladies of King Arthur's court. Many times, since Sir Thomas Malory wrote his book, have these stories been told again to old and young, but perhaps never before have they been told to the children so simply as in this little book. MARY MACGREGOR. LIST OF STORIES Page Geraint and Enid, 1 Lancelot and Elaine, 29 Pelleas and Ettarde, 45 Gareth and Lynette, 61 Sir Galahad and the Sacred Cup, 88 The Death of King Arthur, 107 LIST OF PICTURES GERAINT AND ENID. Beside her stood her beautiful daughter, _Frontispiece_ At page Through woods and swamps Enid and Geraint rode silently, 20 LANCELOT AND ELAINE. The Lily Maid of Astolat, 44 PELLEAS AND ETTARDE. Sir Pelleas was always at his lady's side, 50 GARETH AND LYNETTE. Sometimes the birds and beasts, his woodland friends, would call to him, 62 The Lady Lyonors, 84 SIR GALAHAD AND THE SACRED CUP. 'My strength is as the strength of ten Because my heart is pure,' 102 THE DEATH OF KING ARTHUR, 114 GERAINT AND ENID Queen Guinevere lay idly in bed dreaming beautiful dreams. The sunny morning hours were slipping away, but she was so happy in dreamland, that she did not remember that her little maid had called her long ago. But the Queen's dreams came to an end at last, and all at once she remembered that this was the morning she had promised to go to the hunt with King Arthur.