Mike The Knight and Sir Trollee Adapted by Daphne Pendergrass

MikeThe Knight and Sir Trollee

Adapted by Daphne Pendergrass

            Mike the Knight wants to participate in a knightly tournament.  There is only one problem.  He has no one to compete against.  Suddenly he has a brilliant idea.  He will ask his good friend Trollee to join him in the tournament games.  Trollee is thrilled to be asked to play in the tournaments.  His dream to be a knight is finally coming true.  But as each event takes place Trollee realizes he is unprepared.  He has never shot an arrow from a bow.  He doesn’t own a real shield.  He has never even practiced balancing on a log.  In each event Mike the Knight far outshines Trollee.  Mike the Knight’s arrow hits the bull’s eye.  Mike the Knight’s shield protected him.  Mike the Knight could roll the log around the entire arena.  Mike the Knight was having so much winning each event that he didn’t notice the discouragement of his good friend Trollee.  When Trollee gives up and leaves the tournament Mike recognizes that the games were not fair.  Mike the Knight decides that it is time to act like a true Knight.  He finds his friend Trollee and begins to train him in various knightly activities.  They continue the tournament and Trollee wins some of the games.  They both end up champions.  This book takes a high adventure tale and turns it into a compassionate story of true friendship, honorable conduct and good sportsmanship.  The story is told in child friendly language to get the important points across to young children.

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