Arthur in the Cave
This story is about a Welshman that was in London. He had a walking stick that a sorcerer was interested in because of the type of wood it was made out of. The sorcerer told the Welshman that if he took him to where he cut his stick from, he would make him rich. The Welshman led him there and they found a passageway underground. When they came to an opening, there were thousands of warriors asleep and there was King Arthur on his throne, also asleep. The sorcerer told the Welshman not to ring the bell that was towards the entry, but after gathering their gold, he could not help himself. King Arthur and all of the warriors awoke, but the sorcerer told them it was not time yet, and they went back to sleep. I thought this story had a good beginning, but lacked on the ending. I think I could come up with something a little more interesting :)
The Red Dragon
In this story, King Vortigern was instructed by all of his "wise men" to build a fortress in a certain location. They also told him that he would need the blood of a child to sprinkle on the land before he could build. The King then sent out men to look for a child that had no father. They found one in an open field that was playing with other children. The child was taken back to the King and started questioning everything: from why he was there to why the King was building a fortress. The child challenged everything that the "wise men" had told the King. He showed them up at every turn and even predicted the King's triumph over his enemies. The King immediately put the boy in charge and had his "wise men" put to death. The boy grew to become Merlin, the most famous wizard of all.
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(Nuremberg Chronicles: Merlin. Source: Wikimedia Commons)
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