There was once a  brave and prosperous Knight named Arveragus in the land of Brittany, who married a fair maiden named Dorigen and they both always respected each other.

After they were married, Arveragus had to travel to distant lands in order to obtain more wealth, for about two years. During his absence, Dorigen felt lonely and depressed. She always sat on the shore and looked at the rocks and the sea.

Her wealthy neighbor, Aurelius, often invited her to join in the parties that he hosted, but she always refused until one day in May she was persuaded to attend a picnic.During it, Aurelius decided to confess his love for her but she refused him and in a joke, she said should would agree to his advances if he could remove all the rocks from the coast of Brittany.

The deed was performed and Aurelius asked Dorigen to keep her promise. She was much grieved at this outcome and confided in her husband what had happened. The noble Knight told his wife that she must keep her promise even though it was made in jest, and this would deeply grieve and wound him.

But Aurelius, hearing of the sacrifice and nobility of Arveragus could not force himself to take Dorigen, and he sent the woman back to her husband.Subsequently Aurelius found that he did not have enough gold to pay the ‘1,000, but the brother’s friend, learning that the bargain was not completed, forgave Aurelius the debt and everything returned to its initial balance.

THE END

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