Three Chivalrous Knights by Leo age 12

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Ethan Piercey

Mrs. Piercey

6 March 2014

Three Chivalrous Knights

            During a time of peace, the medieval English countryside remained tranquil.  Its

immense grassy plains rippled in the wind like waves on the sea.  Impeccably, dutifully,

and steadfastly, the intrepid knights held to the Code of Chivalry.  Many knights roamed

the land.  Three of these prestigious knights, who lived in the land, were named Sir

Letholdus, Sir Ronald, and Sir Roland.  When they were required to work, Sir Ronald

and Sir Roland were known to be indolent and careless.  On the other hand, Sir Letholdus

was a diligent and meticulous worker.  Sir Letholdus was later to be held in great prestige

because of his diligence. 

A dragon ravaged the countryside.  The villagers were unaware of the imminent

danger because of their false sense of security.  Hastily, Sir Ronald and Sir Roland set up

fortresses.  These they constructed from logs, which they smattered with mud and clay.  

When the time came for Sir Letholdus to build a fortress, however, he performed

measurements meticulously.  He then constructed a towering castle from massive

boulders.  While Sir Letholdus continued his painstaking care and labor on his fortress,

Sir Ronald and Sir Roland held jousting tournaments with one another.  “Join us!” they

pleaded, “Or perhaps you are a coward!”              

In response to their taunts and pleas, Sir Letholdus simply replied, “You shall

regret the day that you were jousting rather than preparing your fortresses against

the dragon.” 

“Nonsense!” they replied, “Woe to the dragon for his foolish attempts to attack

our fortresses!” 

            When the dragon attacked, it quickly destroyed everything in sight.  It did this in

vain because the dilapidated cottages which it burnt had been abandoned.  In search of

them, the furious, fuming, fiery fiend followed footprints from fearful, fleeing feet. 

These led him to the fortresses of Sir Ronald and Sir Roland.  The two knights began to

fire upon the dragon; however, its armor-plated back shattered their arrow shafts.  The

dragon saw its opportunity and breathed a tremendous flame upon the fortresses.  The

hastily erected walls melted away.  The knights fled.  Quickly, they came upon the

strongholds of Sir Letholdus.  As soon as he reached the castle, the dragon met his first

obstacle.  Sir Letholdus had him trapped.  If he were to fly over the moat, he would

expose his vulnerable belly and throat to the darts of Sir Letholdus and his men.  If he

swam the moat, he would risk inhaling or swallowing the water, making him unable to

breath fire and therefore, defenseless.  He decided to attempt the former.  Trying to fly

with his back to the wall, the dragon did not see a strategically-placed barbed fence.  He

slashed his wing, and plummeted to the water below.  An arrow from Letholdus’s bow

put him to death before he landed in the moat.  His last fiery bellow left the castle

unscathed; however, it wounded Sir Ronald and Sir Roland.  Because of their indolence,

Sir Ronald and Sir Roland were taught a valuable lesson: “Haste makes waste.”  They

mended their ways and promptly made an alliance with Sir Letholdus, in which they

came to be known as “The Three Chivalrous Knights”