They discover that some of their friends have been kidnapped. Later, Wart takes Kay on an extended trip where they meet Robin Hood and his band of fellow hunters in the woods. In another, he becomes a perch and encounters a ferocious pike in the castle's moat. In one instance, he transforms into a hawk and meets a militaristic group of falcons.
Merlyn educates them both, but allows Wart to have magical quests. Wandering through the forest one day, he encounters the wizard Merlyn, who agrees to tutor both him and Kay. Wart is cared for by Ector and does not know the identity of his true father. Our first introduction to Wart details his friendship with a boy named Kay, the son of local noble Sir Ector. The chapters of the novel follow Wart on his different escapades, introducing various characters and showing the lessons he learns along the way. First published in 1938, it is the first book in White's The Once and Future King tetralogy of novels dealing with Wart's eventual ascent to the throne, as King Arthur. White's The Sword in the Stone is a fantasy novel about Wart, a fatherless young boy who is mentored by the wizard Merlyn and has various adventures that prepare him to become king.
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