Short Story: Arthur and Merlin

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“Merlin, Merlin, come look,” an excited Arthur exclaimed.
“I’m coming,” Merlin huffed, as he walked up the steep hill overlooking the village.
Merlin and Arthur were looking upon the glorious jousts that were occurring just below them. Arthur, being the curious young fellow he was, wanted to see how the knights fought and a reluctant Merlin obliged.
“They have such advanced weaponry; I wish I could hold such an expensive lance like that one knight has!” A grim look passed on Arthur’s face. “But alas, I will never be strong enough to joust, let alone fight in a tournament.”
“Don’t be so sure,” Merlin implied. “Magical things can happen to anyone.” A thought popped into Merlin’s head. “Boy, how would you like to see even more advanced mechanical weapons?”
While Arthur was thinking, Merlin was quietly chanting a spell:
“Bum, bum, Dom, de Dom, lets show Arthur some fun with a gun!”
Suddenly, Merlin and Arthur were standing in a crowded town hall bustling with people of all ages that was defiantly not the hill they were standing on. Then, it was just Arthur.
“Merlin, MERlin, MERLI...

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