The Black Cauldron

PROLOGUE Long ago in the kingdom of Prydain, a terrible war raged over the land. A young boy named Taran learned an awful thing from his magical pig, Hen Wen. The evil Horned King was looking for the Black Cauldron—a weapon that could destroy all of Prydain. Hen Wen knew where the Black Cauldron was hidden. To prevent the cruel king from finding the Cauldron, Taran decided he must hide Hen Wen in the Forbidden Forest, then destroy the Black Cauldron himself. On the way to the forest he lost Hen Wen, but found some new companions—the lovely princess Eilonwy, the harp-toting Fflewddur Fflam, an…