In the first book of the Once and Future king, Arthur know as Wart, is in his childhood. He practiced with Kay in all sorts of combat training, sword fighting, bow and arrow shooting, and jousting. Kay and Wart were friends and did many things together. Until Kay started drifting away from Wart to show that he was above Arthur, because Kay was going to be Knighted, and Wart was only going to be his Paige. Then one day Kay flew their hunting bird before it was ready to be flown and they lost it. Kay turned around and went home but Wart stayed and tried to recapture the bird until it got dark. The next day he lost the bird and ran into Merlin who after helping Wart recapture the bird, went back to the castle with him to be both Kay and his tutor. Merlin teaches Wart the regular school information but then also teaches him life lessons by changes him into different animals so he can understand how things work. The book ends by Arthur (Wart) pulling the sword from the stone and becoming King.
This book is very interesting, I liked how he created the animal's world and how they each had their own way of living. The hawks with their hierarchy of different species and how they are built like our war ranks. The way T. H. White created the ant's world, with everyone connected via a telepathic link to control the hill, was a great explanation. I think that Arthur will use these lessons wisely during his rein, and put them to use in his building of the round table. I think that the next book will be about Arthur coming up with the round table and establishing his golden age of the kingdom.