The Sword in the StoneBy: T. H. White "Learn. That is the only thing that never fails." Merlyn the Wizard Before there was a famous king named Arthur, there was a curious boy named Wart and a kind old wizard named Merlyn. Transformed by Merlyn into the forms of his fantasy, Wart learns the value of history from a snake, of education from a badger, and of courage from a hawk the lessons that help turn a boy into a man. Together, Wart and Merlyn take the reader through this