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`Send the brat home? Oh no we won't! Her mother must have met some rich man - we can make a load of money out of this.'

One of the great masterpieces of Middle English poetry, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight magically combines elements of fairy tale and heroic sagas with the pageantry, chivalry and courtly love of medieval Romance.

From youthful savagery to mature wisdom, an epic struggle in the defence of honour, in a running feud with the Norwegian king Erik Bloodaxe, for the English king Athelstan in his battles against Scotland.

Sindbad the Sailor has been to sea seven times, and his voyages have always been dangerous. He has met giant men, snakes and birds - and even the Old Man of the Sea.

Though Aladdin's childhood had been full of beauty, comfort and happiness, without any trace of sadness or sorrow, he entirely failed to learn the lessons of hard work and responsibility.