Don Quixote de La Mancha

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DON QUIXOTE DE LA MANCHA Written by: MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA Translated by: WALTER STARKIE Published by: Signet Classic Copyright: 1957 Don Quixote lived in the town of La Mancha was a respectable man, his real name was Antonio Quixana. Don Quixote was 50 years old and had a deep interest in books of chivalry, as he aged, though, his mind weakened. Don Quixote finally lost his wits and decided to become a knight. His father had left his armor for Don Quixote, but it was rusted. So Don Quixote polished it and rode out for his first sally, to dub himself knight. After he saw an inn (which he thought was a castle) and caused some trouble, he came back a knight and took Sancho Panza as his squire, Sancho was a poor farmer who could not read or write, but he could say wise things sometimes. The second sally of Don Quixote was his adventures for the favor of his lady, Dulcinea de Toboso, (whose name was Aldonza Lorenzo) so that he could return to her. As Don Quixote and Sancho continued their mission, Don Quixote would suffer wounds that he insisted were the works of evil enchanters. Don Quixote, later on found himself in the Sierra Morena mountain range, where they met a number of interesting people with their own stories. One was named Cardenio, a gentleman who had gone mad over what he thought was treason of his lady and best friend. After traveling further, they (and along was Cardenio) found an inn to stop at for the night, while there, Don Quixote went to bed as Sancho read “The Ill-Advised Curiosity”. Later, a group came in and Cardenio recognized his lover, and as they were talking, a loud noise came from Don Quixote’s room, he had slashed open wine-skins with his sword in his sleep and claimed that he killed the giant. The next day, enchanteners, (men dressed up to take Don Quixote home) came to the inn and took Don Quixote and Sancho home in a cage.
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