A Journey into the Middle Ages – M

Characters

A magic book whisks Daniel Brown into medieval times. With his new friend, Kuni, he smuggles his way into the castle to see a knights’ tournament. They have hardly arrived at the castle to watch the start of the tournament with great excitement when Daniel and Kuni are hauled off to assist the cook. He thinks that they are both his kitchen helps, who have skived off just before the tournament. Daniel and Kuni have to slice up a roast joint – but how without a knife? Daniel discovers a sword that is embedded in a piece of rock. How much he tries he cannot get it out of the stone. But maybe Kuni will manage it. He gives it a pull and sure enough it slides out of the stone! He is the lost son of the Lord and Lady of the castle! Non-personalised characters: Kunibert, or Kuni for short, is an orphan, who has been living with farm people. Together with Daniel, he steals up to the castle to watch the knights’ tournament. He pulls the sword from the stone – upon which we learn that Kuni is no orphan but the son of the Lord and Lady of the castle! The Lord and Lady of the castle. For years, the couple has been searching for their lost son. And at last he is returned to them: Kunibert, their son, is back! The Lord and Lady of the castle thank Daniel warmly – as it was Daniel who brought Kunibert to the castle! The cook thinks that Daniel and Kuni are his kitchen helps who recently vanished. He orders them to slice up the roast joint. To do this, Kuni pulls the sword out of the stone. Amazing! He is the lost son of the Lord and Lady of the castle!