Fantasy Story Writing Assignment Sir Lancelot and the...

Fantasy story: Sir Lancelot and the Unicorn Once upon a time, in the days of King Arthur and the Round Table, the King and his knights were having a feast. Everyone was talking and laughing until suddenly the entire court became silent. The soft clip-clop of hooves was heard in the hall, coming into the great room. A tall, proud white horse with a single horn in the middle of its head but no human being on its back stood there. The horse bowed and then said: You may wonder why I, one of the race of unicorns has come today, when ordinarily our races do not mingle. However, the Lady of the Lake bid me to come to you. Our queen has been taken by Morgan Le Fay and even with our great swiftness and ability to travel distances far faster than those of ordinary mortals, we have been unable to find her. So we have turned to you, oh great Arthur. But why, said Sir Kay (Arthurs stepbrother) have you come to us? If your superhuman seeing and speed cannot find your queen, how can we? You are our only hope, said the unicorn. We have never turned away anyone seeking help, said Arthur, neither man nor beast. Take my greatest knight, Sir Lancelot with you, as his strength is far greater than that of an ordinary mortal. If it is possible to find your queen he will. Sir Lancelot, astride on his horse, followed the unicorn from the castle. Lancelots normally calm stallion pawed and danced as he trotted beside the unicorn. Lancelot, as he always did, wore the colors of red