Morgan le Fay was a queen, with a castle in the country of Gorres. She was a very bad woman. She could do magic, but she only used her magic for bad things. King Arthur did not know that Morgan le Fay hated him. She wanted King Arthur to die. ‘She is a kind friend,’ thought King Arthur. He did not know about her evil plans. One day he went out on his horse to the woods. He wanted to catch animals, so he did not take his sword. He left Excalibur with Queen Morgan le Fay at her castle. ‘I will come and get it on my way home,’ he told her. Arthur went on his horse in front of his men. He went a long way into the dark woods and then he could not find the way out again. When night came, he could not see his men anywhere. Arthur came to a lake. Then he saw a small light on the lake and he moved nearer and nearer to it. The light was in a beautiful ship. ‘I will go onto the ship,’ thought Arthur. When he was inside, he saw food and drink on the table and a bed. But he could not see anybody there. It was late and King Arthur was tired. ‘I will stay here tonight,’ he thought. ‘In the morning I will find my way out of the woods. Then I will get Excalibur, and go home.’ So he late a good dinner on the ship and then he went to sleep. But when he woke up in the morning, he was not in the ship. He was in a little room with a very small window. He did not know this place. The door was shut, so he could not get out. There were three knights in the room. ‘This is the castle of Sir Damas. He is a very evil knight. He caught us too, and put us here,’ one of the knights told Arthur. Sir Damas wants us to fight for him. Then we can leave the castle. Or we will stay here and die.’ Some men came and took Arthur into a great room. Sir Damas was there. ‘Will you fight for me?’ Sir Damas asked. ‘That is a difficult question. Sir Damas,’ answered King Arthur. ‘I will fight for you. But when I win, I want those three knights. Then we will all leave your castle