Over Sea, Under Stone

Jane shares her findings with her brothers when the boys return from their day out. The next morning, Simon gets up first and discovers that the house has been ransacked. Old books and maps are strewn all over the floor, but no valuables are missing. When Dr. Drew and Mrs. Drew call the police, the sergeant concludes that it must have been a simple act of vandalism. The children, however, are shaken. They realize that the burglars must have been looking for the map, which Jane had luckily hidden under her pillow. They decide that they cannot tell their parents or the police about the map for fear that they will not be taken seriously, so they will tell Great-Uncle Merry instead.

Great-Uncle Merry takes the three children on a walk through the hills above the village. The Drew siblings show him the manuscript, and the old man is happy about their discovery. He is translates the text on the map, which reveals the location of an ancient replica of the Holy Grail. That grail, which has been engraved with the true story of Arthur’s deeds, was kept hidden by one of the king’s loyal knights, Bedwin, and was later passed down through generations of guardians.