Story: Don Quijote

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Story Don Quijote

• Chapter 8 The Windmills Adventure

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• Don Quijote sees thirty windmills as giants.
  He tells Sancho that he is going to kill them all
  and that hes making a favor to God of removing
  evil from earth. Sancho tries to convince his
  master that they are windmills but Quijote
  charges at them.

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• Suddenly a windmill that has been still, is
  put in motion by a strong gust of wind. One of it
  breaks Don Quijotes spear and lifts and drops
  both him and Rocinante ( his horse) to the
  ground. Sancho warned Quijote they were windmills.

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• Don Quijote
  thinks that Freston the magician changed the
  giants into windmills in order to bring him
  frustration. When Quijote and Sancho left with
  their horse and donkey they began a conversation.
  Sancho suddenly believes in the windmill
  incident. Meanwhile, Don Quijote explains to
  Sancho he cannot complain of the pain of his
  shoulder since Knights never complain.

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• After a nights rest,
• Quijote gives Sancho
• further instructions on
• his duties. He explains
• to never draw his sword
• against a Knight in any effort to aid his
  master. Sancho explains to him that he is a peace
  loving man but he will defend him from commoners
  and will defend himself of someone trying to
  injure him no matters if its a Knight.

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• A pair of Benedictine friars riding on mules
  appear ahead of the road. Following them, but not
  traveling with them, is a coach surrounded by
  several people on mules, and two mule drivers on
  foot. Don Quijotes madness transforms them into
  devils abducting a princess and he demands they
  release her.

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• As they protest their innocence,
• Quijote loses his patience and
• uses his new lance (fashions
• from a tree branch) and rushes
• at them. One gallops away,
• while the other drops off his horse, just
  escaping serious injury, Sancho removing the
  friars frocks, explaining to the mule drivers
  that the frocks are the prizes from the battle.
  They beat up Sancho and helped the friar.

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• Don Quijote finally
  introduces himself to the lady in the
  coach and ask that she return to
  Toboso, to present herself to Doña
  Dulcinea and tell her of his
  deed. One of the horsed pages a basque, told him
  to get lost or he will kill him. They proceed to
  battle like mortal enemies the page using a
  cushion as a shield. There is no result of this
  battle.

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• Their first stop is to be at Toboso, so that Don
  Quijote can get Dulcineas blessing and smile,
  which will give him courage. Sancho refers to his
  visit with her (a lie) and tells Quijote that
  shell have to throw her blessing over the
  courtyard wall.
  

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• Don Quijote think hes referring to the
  balconies of the palace and he doesnt mind as
  long as he sees her. Quijote compares Dulcineas
  beauty to the rays of the sun the sight of which
  will give him unparalleled wisdom and courage