Read the passage to answer the following prompt. Summarize the action of the story in two or three complete sentences. Only include the actions.

(1)Merlin was the greatest of the magicians. It was only by Merlin's power that Uther
won the lovely wife he wanted. It was by Merlin's power, so the tales were told, that
Uther's son was protected and nourished during his childhood and youth. Many of the
knights of King Uther would gladly have taken their liege's throne. To protect the baby
Arthur, Merlin carried him away to the home of the good knight, Sir Ector. Along with Sir
Ector's son Kay, Arthur was trained in all the knightly virtues. No one, not even Sir
Ector, knew that the boy was King Uther's son. Arthur himself thought he was Sir Ector's
blood son and Kay's true brother.
By the time Arthur had grown to be a tall, manly youth and was skilled in the use
of arms, King Uther had long been dead. Much wrangling over his successor was being
carried on by the knights and this, in spite of the fact that King Uther had declared on
his death bed that his son Arthur was living and should be king.
(3)At Christmastide, the Archbishop of Canterbury called together all the men-at-arms
and the great ladies of the land. Merlin had declared that at Christmastide, great
wonders would be done. From all parts of the land came barons, knights, and ladies
with long retinues of servants. Crowding into London, they gathered into the greatest
church.
When the people came out of the service, a great marble stone had appeared in the
churchyard. The stone was square, having in the midst of it an iron anvil, a foot high. A
majestic sword protruded from the anvil. The hilt of the sword
was wondrously decorated with jewels, gleaming in the sunlight. Around the sword, in
letters of gold, was inscribed:
Whosoever pulleth this sword out of this stone and anvil is the true-born king of Britain.
(5)At the sight of this marvel, the excitement of the crowd rose at once. For some time,
everyone circled restlessly around the churchyard, wondering aloud what the words on
the stone meant. Every man among them wanted to be the first to try to draw the sword
from the anvil. For, since none was excluded, each hoped he might that day become
the king of Britain.
At last, the Archbishop brought order to the crowd and arranged the men to try in turn.
One after another, young men and old pulled their mightiest. None could budge the
sword by so much as a fraction of an inch.
(7)When it became certain that no man present could draw the sword, the Archbishop
set ten knights to guard the stone. Word was sent throughout the land that a great
tournament was to be held on New Year's Day. The knights who came to the
tournament would be given an opportunity to try to pull the sword out of the stone.
Among those who came to the tournament were Sir Ector, his son Sir Kay, and the
young man Arthur, not yet a knight. In the morning, the three rode to the field where
the multitude was gathered to watch the jousting . As they arrived, Sir Kay discovered
he had left his sword at his place of lodging.
(9)"Arthur, I beg you to ride back and bring me my sword," said Sir Kay. Arthur willingly
rode back. When he came to the lodging, he could not enter because everyone had
gone to see the jousting. Arthur loved Sir Kay dearly. He could not bear to think of his
brother being kept out of the tournament because he had no sword. And so, as he rode
past the churchyard and saw the great sword unguarded in the stone, he thought, "How
fine a weapon it would be for Sir Kay".
(11)"How fortunate that the guards have gone to see the tournament," he thought. "I'll
take this sword to Sir Kay."
When Arthur laid his hand on the jeweled hilt, the sword came free from its resting
place. Arthur carried it joyously to his brother.
(13)As soon as Sir Kay saw the sword, he knew it was the one that had been in the
magic stone. Hastily riding to Sir Ector he said, "See, here is the sword of the stone. It
must be that I am to be king."
Sir Ector said, "Give me the sword and come with me to the church."
(15)Together with Arthur, they rode to the church. All three alighted from their horses.
Sir Ector saw that the sword was indeed gone from the stone.
"Now, my son," said Sir Ector, "swear by the Holy Book to tell me honestly how you got
this sword."
(17)"My brother Arthur brought it to me--this I swear," said Sir Kay.
"How did you get this sword?" asked Sir Ector, turning to Arthur.
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