_Showing the reward that comes to those who lead a pure and
righteous life._
All the knights went in search of the Holy Grail, but we shall
follow the fortunes of Sir Galahad only. Sir Galahad had many
adventures in his wanderings for more than a year. He defended
all helpless women and children, fought no unjust fights, sought
no quarrels, and kept himself pure in heart. One day as he was
riding through a forest he met two other knights, and they rode on
together to a great castle, telling each other of their adventures.
A little before evening as they sat in the hall, it was very hot,
and four women came in bringing a bed on which was a sick man with
a crown of gold on his head. He said: “Welcome, Sir Galahad! I have
waited a long time for your coming, but now that you are here, I
shall be healed.”
And then there came in a man like a bishop holding a cross in his
hand, and four angels bore him up in a chair, and set him before a
table and on the table was the Holy Grail.
Then more angels came in bearing candles, and a towel and a spear
which bled all the time. Then the bishop took bread and gave it to
the three knights, and they ate it, then the bishop took the Holy
Grail and brought it to Sir Galahad, and he drank from it; and the
bishop said that he had to take the Holy Grail with him, but he
did not say where nor when. Then the bishop vanished with the Holy
Grail leaving the knights alone in the castle hall. But they had
seen the Holy Grail and the three knights had touched it to their
lips. So henceforth they were disciples of the Lord.
After the bishop had departed Sir Galahad touched the blood upon
the bleeding spear and anointed the sick man with it, and behold!
he was well again. The sick man started from his bed a whole man,
and knelt down to pray because he was healed, and desired to thank
God.
Then he and the two other knights rode for three days and came to
a ship and when they went on board they found the Holy Grail was
there, covered with cloth. Then Sir Galahad knew he was led by the
holy spirit to do some useful service. The ship sailed to a distant
city and when they landed and came to the gate of the city they
looked and found a man crooked with age and disease. Sir Galahad
told him to rise up and walk and so it happened to the old man.
The king of the city who was a pagan and a tyrant, seized Sir
Galahad and the other knights and put them in prison, and there
they stayed for a whole year, but every day the Holy Grail came and
fed them, and they kept their strength.