Mike the Knight and the Big Book of Training Mike the Knight

# Mike the Knight

# He's a brave young hero

# Be a knight, do it right

-# He's a trainee knight But does he show fear?

-No!

# Be a knight, do it right

# There'll be trouble

# Double trouble

# But you know it's going to be all right

# Cos every day is an adventure for Mike the Knight

# Be a knight, do it right

# Be a knight, do it right

# With Mike the Knight. #

# If there's something you want to do

# But it's confusing because it's new

# Don't worry There will be a page you can turn

# A book of instruction

# A lesson to learn. #

I love our lessons, Great Waldorfini.

You always teach me something new.

Ooh! He-he-he.

Ribbit.

-There.

-Ribbit.

There! We've finished building the triple trebuchet.

Pretty good, eh?

Amazing, Mike!

So, shall we go on our picnic now?

Hang on, Sparkie.

What's next in your Big Book For Little Knights In Training, Mike?

Let's have a look, Squirt.

Hmm, I think it's finished.

The triple trebuchet is the last thing in the book.

Wait, that must mean I've done it. I've finished!

I'm not a knight in training anymore, I'm a fully trained knight!

Ha-ha-ha.

If I've discovered one thing in my long life, Mike,

it's that you never finish learning.

But there can't be anything else left to learn.

See? It's finished.

Nothing at all?

No. By the king's crown, that's it.

I'm Mike the Knight,

and my mission is - to show you all that I'm a real knight, now.

He-he-he-he.

CHILDREN CHANT Mike the Knight!

Oof!

CHILDREN CHANT Mike the Knight!

Ah-ha-ha-ha.

Whoo-hoo!

Ah-he-he-he.

-Yee-ha.

-Neigh!

CHILDREN CHANT Mike the Knight!

A parcel? You're magic again, Evie.

La-la-la-la-la.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

Anyway, now I'm going to show you all that I'm a fully trained knight.

By firing my new triple trebuchet.

Can we take a break from our lesson to watch, Great Waldorfini?

Oh, of course, Evie! Ha-ha-ha. I want to see this too.

This is pretty tricky to use

unless you're a fully trained knight.

Sparkie, stand on the drawbridge

with your hands and your tail out, please.

One, two, three.

I'll fire three sandbags and they'll land right on them.

OK, Mike.

Then we can all have a picnic to celebrate.

Erm, are you sure you know how to do this?

Oh, yes, Evie.

I just line it up so the sandbags go up, over the walls

and land right on target.

Ribbit.

Ready, Sparkie?!

Ready, Mike.

Huzzah!

Hmm, aha.

Huh.

Oops.

Woah!

Huh-uh.

Are you all right, Sparkie?

He-he-he-he, I'm fine.

That was kind of fun, Mike.

But the picnic got a bit spilled.

I'd better eat some, just to make sure it's still all right. He-he-he.

Rrrr-eeee.

Hrr!

BOTH: Ah.

Sparkie's stuck, Mike.

What are we going to do?

-Erm.

-I could use magic to free him.

No, thanks, Great Waldorfini.

Now I've finished my training, I know just what to do.

I'm going to use my knightly rescuing skills to free Sparkie.

First, I need to get outside the castle to see if I can

lower the drawbridge from out there.

But the gates are stuck closed, Mike.

How are you going to get out?

Easy, Squirt.

I'll fire myself over the castle wall with the triple trebuchet.

Erm, Mike, are you sure you can do that?

I'm a fully trained knight now, Evie. I know exactly what I'm doing.

All I need is one of you to fire the trebuchet for me.

But how do we fire it, Mike?

Sit down and I'll show you how it works.

-Here, Mike?

-Yes, that's right.

But, won't that mean...?

It's OK, Evie. Sit yourself down.

Oh-ho-ho. I think this could be fun.

Right, so once we're in position,

all you have to do is pull this lever.

-Which lever, Mike?

-This one.

That one?

Yes, that one. Look, I'll show you.

-Woah!

-Whee!

-Woah!

-Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.

-He-he-he-he.

-See, Evie? I told you that'd be fun, didn't I?

That wasn't what I meant to do.

Ah, uh-oh.

-Are you all right, Sparkie?

-Oh, yes.

But I've just noticed that this ice cream's starting to melt.

I think I'd better eat it before it makes a mess.

Mmm-mmm.

Oh, all right.

What are we going to do now, Mike?

All I need to do is move this sand bag.

Then the drawbridge will lower, and Sparkie will be free.

Don't worry about me, I'd worry about this ice cream if I were you.

Mmm-mmm.

But the sandbag's stuck really tight, Mike.

How are you going to move it?

With more sandbags, of course!

More sandbags?

That's right, real knights do this sort of thing all the time.

And I've learnt everything there is about being a knight, remember?

But what'll happen when you fire the triple trebuchet, Mike?

Simple. These sandbags will pull that sandbag out of the pulley.

The drawbridge will open and Sparkie will be free.

Ah, the rope's tangled on the lever. As soon as I fix that, I'll...

Wah!

Woah!

Huh? He-he-he.

Huzzah!

Oh, no!

Go away, magic smoke.

I didn't mean to do that.

Hey, wait a minute...

How am I just floating here?

He-he-he-he.

Ha-ha. Thanks for rescuing me, Mike.

Mike! Help!

Oh, no! I dropped the sandbags into your cauldron, Evie,

and now Squirt's in trouble, but we're stuck out here.

What should we do?

I don't know! There was nothing in my Big Book Of Training about this.

So, you mean you haven't finished your training?

No, I suppose not.

Ah!

It's time to be a knight, and do it right.

There IS always more to learn, and until I have,

can you use your magic to put things right, please, Great Waldorfini?

No need, Mike.

Evie has already cast a spell that will help YOU fix everything.

Has she?

Have I?

Ah, you mean my sword!

Go on then. Unwrap it.

Ah, it's The Big Book For Little Knights In Training - Volume Two!

"A good knight knows that there's always more to learn." That's true.

Mike!

What else is there, Mike?

Erm, how to raise a drawbridge from outside a castle! Great!

It says there's always a hidden drawbridge lever somewhere outside.

Oh, found it!

Pull the lever again, Evie. I need to get inside to save Squirt.

Good luck, Mike!

Whoo-hoo! He-he-he.

Heh.

Oh, oh.

Argh!

Don't worry, Squirt. I'm here to help.

Help, Mike! Do something!

There must be something in here about unsticking doors.

Ah, "Use the triple trebuchet you learned to build in Volume One."

Of course!

Argh!

Look out, Squirt, I'm aiming right at the doors.

Doors?

Oh! These doors!

-Argh!

-Neigh!

Mike, you did it!

Wah!

Thank you, Great Waldorfini.

Yes, Great Waldorfini - thank you.

You were right, there IS always more to learn.

And that's something only a REAL knight knows,

which means you ARE a real knight, Mike,

so you've achieved your mission.

I have! Huzzah!

ALL: Yay. Whoo-hoo.

# Mike, he thought his training was done

# He knew everything And he'd show everyone

# But now he's found there was more than he knew

# And he'll read all about it In Volume Two. #

# Be a knight, do it right

# You can be a hero too

# Never rest on a quest

# Do the best that you can do

# There'll be trouble, double trouble

# But it's going to be all right

# Every day is an adventure for # Mike the Knight. #