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The three knights2 lay in the grass, fighting for breath.
"The dance .. . We must stop . . . stop dancing," gasped3 theolder knight1.
"You have stopped! We pulled you away!" said Annie.
The knight looked up at her and Jack4. He had a rough, craggyface.
"Who.., who are you?" he asked in a hoarse5 voice.
"Friends!" said Annie. She spoke6 loudly to be heard over themusic. "We come from King Arthur's castle!""We're on a quest," said Jack, "to get the Water of Memoryand Imagination.""To save Camelot!" said Annie.
"Camelot--" whispered the knight. "We come from Camelot....
I don't recognize you....
"We're just visiting," said Annie. "But we know all about you.
You're Sir Lancelot, aren't you?""Yes," breathed the knight.
"And Sir Percival and Sir Galahad," said Jack.
"Yes.., my son, Galahad ... ," said the knight.
"King Arthur thinks you are lost forever," said Annie.
Sir Lancelot closed his eyes. "The dance . ' he said "it made usforget. . .
"I know," said Jack. "The dancers must be the Keepers of theCauldron. You can't get past them without getting caught up intheir dance.""Father.., we must find. . . the water...
Sir Galahad tried to sit up, but he was too weary. He lay backin the grass.
"That's okay, we're here now," said Annie. "You should allrest."Sir Galahad closed his eyes.
"Yeah, don't worry," said Jack. "Annie and I will find themagic water for Camelot.""But you.., you are just children," said Sir Percival, the thirdknight. "You must wait.., for us...
''There's no time to wait, said Jack.
"Camelot is dying!" said Annie. "We have to hurry!""Then you must . . . take this . . . ," said Sir Galahad. Hereached into a leather pouch7 that hung around his shoulder. Hetook out a silver cup. With a trembling hand, the young knightgave the cup to Annie.
"A cup!" she said.
"Take.., this, too," said Sir Percival. He pulled a small woodenbox from a bag that hung from his belt. He handed it to Jack.
Jack opened the lid. In the middle of the box was a pointerwith markings all around it.
"A compass!" said Jack.
"And this... ," said Sir Lancelot. He took a silk cord fromaround his neck. A glass key hung from the cord.
"A key!" whispered Annie.
Lancelot handed the key to Annie. She and Jack looked at itclosely. Then Annie hung it around her neck. When she turnedback, all the knights were fast asleep.
"Sweet dreams," Annie said gently. "You guys need a longnap."Jack and Annie stood up.
"I think we have all our gifts now," Jack said. "But I'd bettermake sure."He hurried to get his backpack. It was lying in the grass nearthe knights' swords. He pulled out his notebook and read thesecond rhyme:
"Four gifts you will need-- The first from me.
Then a cup, a compass, And, finally, a key." "Great," saidAnnie. "We got the cloak from the Christmas Knight and theother three gifts from them. This quest is really easy."Jack shook his head.
"It's not over yet," he said. "We still have to find the cauldronwith the Water of Memory and Imagination.""We'll find it," said Annie. "Read the third rhyme."Jack looked in his notebook and read the third rhyme aloud:
"If you survive to complete your quest, The secret door lies tothe west.""No problem!" said Annie. "We survived the guards and thedance. Now the compass can show us how to go west. And thekey will unlock the secret door. And we'll fill the cup with waterfrom the cauldron! See, it's all easy!"Jack still :felt worried. A little too easy, he thought.
"What are we waiting for?" said Annie. ''Let's go.
Jack looked down at the compass. "Okay... he said. "Thepointer's pointing north. So west must be that w Way." Hepointed left, toward a thicket9 of bushes and small trees.
"Great," said Annie. "Here, carry the cup in your pack."Jack put his notebook and the silver cup into his pack. Then heand Annie started into the thicket.
They ducked under branches and pushed past bushes. Thornsscraped their hands. Twigs10 snapped against their faces.
Jack kept checking the compass. Could they really besearching in the right place? he wondered. What kind of doorwould they find in a tangled11 thicket?
"Listen," said Annie. "It's so quiet now."The thicket had grown eerily12 silent. No birds called from thebushes. No music could be heard in the distance.
Jack checked the compass once more. "It says we're still goingwest," he said. "I just hope this thing works.""It works," Annie said softly. "Look--" Annie was holding backa leafy branch. She pointed8 to a rocky hillside beyond thethicket. Halfway13 up the hillside was a ledge14.
Between two giant boulders15 on the ledge was a shining glassdoor.
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knight
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| n.骑士，武士；爵士 | |
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knights
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| 骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马 | |
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gasped
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 )；喘息；倒抽气；很想要 | |
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jack
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| n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克 | |
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hoarse
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| adj.嘶哑的，沙哑的 | |
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spoke
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| n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说 | |
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pouch
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| n.小袋，小包，囊状袋；vt.装...入袋中，用袋运输；vi.用袋送信件 | |
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pointed
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| adj.尖的，直截了当的 | |
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thicket
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| n.灌木丛，树林 | |
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twigs
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| 细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 ) | |
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tangled
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| adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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eerily
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halfway
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| adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途 | |
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| n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁 | |
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boulders
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| n.卵石( boulder的名词复数 )；巨砾；（受水或天气侵蚀而成的）巨石；漂砾 | |
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