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his
(HAPPEN)
in the days of King Arthur and his Round Table, when Camelot
(BE)
the capital of England. It
(BE)
Christmas, and the knights and king
(BE)
celebrating. They
(EAT)
and
(DRINK)
together, and there was peace.
Suddenly, they
(HEAR)
a knocking on the door. The servants
(OPEN)
the door, and a knight dressed all in green
(WALK)
into the hall. He
(HAVE)
a great battleaxe. He
(STAND)
silent for a while, and then he
(SAY)
, “I challenge the best of you knights. Hit me with your sword, and one year from now, we shall fight. The winner gets this axe!”
King Arthur himself
(WANT)
to accept, but Sir Gawain said, “No, sir, this is dangerous. Let me do it.” The King, after a long discussion,
(AGREE)
, and so Gawain
(DO)
it.
The Green Knight
(GO)
down on his knees, Sir Gawain
(CUT)
off his head. Everybody
(SIT)
looking at the dead body when suddenly the knight
(GET)
up, picked his head up, and
(WALK)
away. The knights
(BE)
surprised, and very scared.
ne year later, Gawain
(HAVE TO, GO)
to Greenchapel to meet the Green Knight. He
(GO)
with a heavy heart, but go he did. When he
(ARRIVE)
at Greenchapel, he
(FIND)
that there
(BE)
a castle there, and in it he
(MEET)
Sir Bertilak and his wife, Lady Bertilak. Lady Bertilak
(LIKE)
him a lot, and she
(GIVE)
him a magical belt. She said, “With this belt, you will be safe.” Gawain
(TAKE)
it.
And it
(BE)
true: when the Green Knight
(TRY)
to cut off Gawain's head, he
(CAN)
only scratch him. Gawain
(BE)
alive, but he
(FEEL)
bad: he had cheated. But the Green Knight -or Sir Bertilak, because that was his real name-
(LAUGH)
, and the two knights
(BECOME)
friends.
