Igraine the Brave

Igraine
the Brave

CORNELIA FUNKE

with illustrations by the author

Translated from the German by
ANTHEA BELL

CONTENTS

Title Page

Dedication

Who’s Who in Igraine the Brave

The Sorrowful Knight’s Rules of Chivalry

1 The Castle in the Woods

2 Water Snakes and Fencing Practice

3 An Unexpected Visitor

4 Bad News

5 A Little Magic Mistake

6 Birthday Breakfast on the Carpet

7 Osmund the Greedy

8 Igraine’s Plan

9 At Darkrock Castle

10 A Friend in the Dungeon of Despair

11 Escape from Darkrock

12 The Giant Garleff

13 The Sorrowful Knight

14 The Rules of Chivalry

15 The One-Eyed Duke

16 The Castle Under Siege

17 The Mouth of the Stone Lion

18 Egg Yolks and Apple Crumbs

19 The Battle of the Magicians

20 A Noble Offer

21 Albert’s Plan

22 In the Spiky Knight’s Tent

23 The Challenge

24 A Squire for the Sorrowful Knight

25 Final Preparations

26 The Knights in Single Combat

27 All Is Revealed

28 The Three Ladies from the Mount of Tears

Also by CORNELIA FUNKE

About the Author

Copyright

WHO’S who IN IGRAINE the BRAVE

The FAIR MELISANDE and SIR LAMORAK the WILY
(sometimes known as Sir Lamorak the Witty)

The greatest magicians between the Whispering Woods and the Giant’s Hills. They live at Pimpernel Castle and have two children, Albert and Igraine.

ALBERT

Oldest son of the house. He is training to be a magician like his parents.

IGRAINE

Younger sister to Albert. She longs to be a knight and is not interested in magic at all.

SISYPHUS

Igraine’s talking cat.

SINGING BOOKS of MAGIC

The most precious and sought-after possession of Sir Lamorak and the Fair Melisande.

BARONESS of DARKROCK

Nearest neighbor to the folk in Pimpernel Castle.

BERTRAM

Master of Horse to the Baroness.