Stories 8
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SpainAug 1614Home in a cage
Phantoms seized me in my sleep and set me in a cage on an ox-cart. Sancho thinks the phantoms were from our village.
Road trip5 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
The galley slaves
Twelve men in chains, sent to the galleys by force. I set them free. They thanked me in the way that such men thank.
Road trip6 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
The fulling mills, and Mambrino's helmet
A night of terrible hammering, an enchanted horse, a story about goats, and at dawn the golden helmet of Mambrino.
Road trip7 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
The armies that were sheep
Two vast armies met on a plain in La Mancha. I named every knight in them. Sancho named them sheep.
Road trip4 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
Sancho Panza's account: the blanket
My squire tells it his way: carriers, a dark attic, a balsam that turned us inside out, and a blanket he will never forgive.
Road trip6 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
The Biscayan
Two enchanters, a captive lady, and a duel with a Biscayan who fought behind a cushion. Half an ear is a fair price.
Road trip4 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
The giants of Criptana
Thirty giants on a ridge, waving long arms. My squire saw windmills. The sage Frestón saw to it that he was proved right.
Road trip7 min read
- ESSpainAug 1614
On choosing a squire
A knight needs a squire, and I found mine next door: a sound man with a good donkey and a keen interest in islands.
Road trip5 min read