# The Water of the Wondrous Isles — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Water of the Wondrous Isles by William Morris.

- [The First Part: Of the House of Captivity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/the-first-part-of-the-house-of-captivity.md): Birdalone recounts her early life, from being stolen as a child by a witch to growing up in captivity on an island. She describes her harsh servitude, her secret learning of the Sending Boat magic, and her eventual escap
- [I: Catch at Utterhay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-catch-at-utterhay.md): In the walled town of Utterhay, a mysterious woman with a grey ass observes a poor widow and her baby in the marketplace. She offers the widow gold for lodging, then sends her to buy provisions. While the mother is away,
- [II: Now Shall Be Told of the House by the Waterside](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-now-shall-be-told-of-the-house-by-the-waterside.md): The witch-wife travels through the wood for four days with the stolen child, treating her with occasional kindness. On the fifth day, they emerge from the forest to a great lake with two eyots. The witch-wife leads them 
- [III: Of Skin-Changing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-of-skin-changing.md): The witch reveals her ability to change her appearance, terrifying the child Birdalone when she appears in a different form the next morning. She explains that she changes her skin for journeys and reassures the child th
- [IV: Of the Waxing of the Stolen Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-of-the-waxing-of-the-stolen-child.md): Birdalone grows up in isolation between water and wood, cared for but seldom spoken to by the witch-wife. She learns the ways of nature, befriends wild creatures, and becomes strong and merry. At twelve winters old, her 

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- [Of Birdalone, and How She Is Grown Into Maidenhood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/v-of-birdalone-and-how-she-is-grown-into-maidenhood.md)
- [VI: Herein Is Told of Birdalone’s Raiment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vi-herein-is-told-of-birdalone-s-raiment.md)
- [VII: Birdalone Hath an Adventure in the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vii-birdalone-hath-an-adventure-in-the-wood.md)
- [VIII: Of Birdalone and the Witch-Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/viii-of-birdalone-and-the-witch-wife.md)
- [IX: Of Birdalone’s Swimming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ix-of-birdalone-s-swimming.md)
- [X: Birdalone Comes on New Tidings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/x-birdalone-comes-on-new-tidings.md)
- [XI: Of Birdalone’s Guilt and the Chastisement Thereof](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xi-of-birdalone-s-guilt-and-the-chastisement-thereof.md)
- [XII: The Words of the Witch-Wife to Birdalone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xii-the-words-of-the-witch-wife-to-birdalone.md)
- [XIII: Birdalone Meeteth the Wood-Woman Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiii-birdalone-meeteth-the-wood-woman-again.md)
- [XIV: Of Birdalone's Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiv-of-birdalone-s-fishing.md)
- [XV: Birdalone Weareth Her Serpent-Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xv-birdalone-weareth-her-serpent-ring.md)
- [XVI: Birdalone Meeteth Habundia Again; and Learneth Her First Wisdom of Her](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xvi-birdalone-meeteth-habundia-again-and-learneth-her-first-wisdom-of-her.md)
- [XVII: The Passing of the Year Into Winter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xvii-the-passing-of-the-year-into-winter.md)
- [XVIII: Of Spring-Tide and the Mind of Birdalone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xviii-of-spring-tide-and-the-mind-of-birdalone.md)
- [XIX: They Bid Farewell, Birdalone and the Wood-Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xix-they-bid-farewell-birdalone-and-the-wood-mother.md)
- [XX: Of Birdalone and the Sending Boat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xx-of-birdalone-and-the-sending-boat.md)
- [The Second Part: Of the Wondrous Isles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/the-second-part-of-the-wondrous-isles.md)
- [I: The First Isle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-the-first-isle.md)
- [II: Birdalone Falleth in with New Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-birdalone-falleth-in-with-new-friends.md)
- [III: Birdalone Is Brought Before the Witch-Wife’s Sister](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-birdalone-is-brought-before-the-witch-wife-s-sister.md)
- [IV: Of the Witch’s Prison in the Wailing-Tower](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-of-the-witch-s-prison-in-the-wailing-tower.md)
- [V: They Feast in the Witch’s Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/v-they-feast-in-the-witch-s-prison.md)
- [VI: Atra Tells of How They Three Came Unto the Isle of Increase Unsought](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vi-atra-tells-of-how-they-three-came-unto-the-isle-of-increase-unsought.md)
- [VII: The Three Damsels Take Birdalone Out of the Witch’s Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vii-the-three-damsels-take-birdalone-out-of-the-witch-s-prison.md)
- [VIII: In What Wise Birdalone Was Clad, and How She Went Her Ways from the Isle of Increase Unsought](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/viii-in-what-wise-birdalone-was-clad-and-how-she-went-her-ways-from-the-isle-of-increase-unsought.md)
- [IX: How Birdalone Came to the Isle of the Young and the Old](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ix-how-birdalone-came-to-the-isle-of-the-young-and-the-old.md)
- [X: Birdalone Comes to the Isle of the Queens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/x-birdalone-comes-to-the-isle-of-the-queens.md)
- [XI: And Now She Comes to the Isle of the Kings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xi-and-now-she-comes-to-the-isle-of-the-kings.md)
- [XII: Of Birdalone, How She Came Unto the Isle of Nothing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xii-of-birdalone-how-she-came-unto-the-isle-of-nothing.md)
- [The Third Part: Of the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/the-third-part-of-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [Birdalone Comes to the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-birdalone-comes-to-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [II: Of Birdalone, and How She Rested the Night Through in a Bower Without the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-of-birdalone-and-how-she-rested-the-night-through-in-a-bower-without-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [How Birdalone Dight Her for Meeting the Champions of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-how-birdalone-dight-her-for-meeting-the-champions-of-the-quest.md)
- [IV: And Now She Meets the Champions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-and-now-she-meets-the-champions.md)
- [V: Birdalone Has True Tokens from the Champions of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/v-birdalone-has-true-tokens-from-the-champions-of-the-quest.md)
- [How the Champions Would Do Birdalone to Be Clad Anew in the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vi-how-the-champions-would-do-birdalone-to-be-clad-anew-in-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [VII: Of Birdalone, How She Told the Champions All Her Tale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vii-of-birdalone-how-she-told-the-champions-all-her-tale.md)
- [VIII: In the Meanwhile of the Departing of the Champions, They Would Pleasure Birdalone with Feats of Arms and Games of Prowess](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/viii-in-the-meanwhile-of-the-departing-of-the-champions-they-would-pleasure-birdalone-with-feats-of-arms-and-games-of-prowess.md)
- [IX: Birdalone Cometh Before the Champions in Her New Array](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ix-birdalone-cometh-before-the-champions-in-her-new-array.md)
- [X: The Champions Go Their Ways in the Sending Boat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/x-the-champions-go-their-ways-in-the-sending-boat.md)
- [The Fourth Part: Of the Days of Abiding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/the-fourth-part-of-the-days-of-abiding.md)
- [I: Of Birdalone’s Grief; and of Leonard the Chaplain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-of-birdalone-s-grief-and-of-leonard-the-chaplain.md)
- [II: Birdalone Learneth Lore of the Priest. Ten Days of Waiting Wear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-birdalone-learneth-lore-of-the-priest-ten-days-of-waiting-wear.md)
- [III: Now Would Birdalone Ride Abroad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-now-would-birdalone-ride-abroad.md)
- [IV: Of Birdalone’s Faring Abroad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-of-birdalone-s-faring-abroad.md)
- [V: Sir Aymeris Showeth Birdalone the Mountains Afar Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/v-sir-aymeris-showeth-birdalone-the-mountains-afar-off.md)
- [VI: Birdalone Heareth Tell Tales of the Black Valley of the Greywethers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vi-birdalone-heareth-tell-tales-of-the-black-valley-of-the-greywethers.md)
- [VII: Birdalone Beguileth the Priest to Help Her to Outgoing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vii-birdalone-beguileth-the-priest-to-help-her-to-outgoing.md)
- [VIII: Birdalone Fares on Her Adventure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/viii-birdalone-fares-on-her-adventure.md)
- [IX: Birdalone Comes to the Black Valley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ix-birdalone-comes-to-the-black-valley.md)
- [X: How Birdalone Fell in with a Man in the Black Valley of the Greywethers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/x-how-birdalone-fell-in-with-a-man-in-the-black-valley-of-the-greywethers.md)
- [XI: Birdalone Is Led Up the Black Valley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xi-birdalone-is-led-up-the-black-valley.md)
- [XII: How Those Twain Get Them from Out of the Black Valley of the Greywethers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xii-how-those-twain-get-them-from-out-of-the-black-valley-of-the-greywethers.md)
- [XIII: Now They Rest for the Night in the Strait Pass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiii-now-they-rest-for-the-night-in-the-strait-pass.md)
- [XIV: The Black Knight Tells the Truth of Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiv-the-black-knight-tells-the-truth-of-himself.md)
- [XV: The Black Knight Brings Birdalone to the Bower in the Dale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xv-the-black-knight-brings-birdalone-to-the-bower-in-the-dale.md)
- [XVI: Yet a Day and a Night They Tarry in the Dale](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xvi-yet-a-day-and-a-night-they-tarry-in-the-dale.md)
- [I: Of Sir Leonard’s Trouble and the Coming of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-of-sir-leonard-s-trouble-and-the-coming-of-the-quest.md)
- [II: Now Ask They of Birdalone, and Sir Leonard Speaks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-now-ask-they-of-birdalone-and-sir-leonard-speaks.md)
- [III: How They Follow the Slot of Birdalone and the Black Knight](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-how-they-follow-the-slot-of-birdalone-and-the-black-knight.md)
- [IV: Of the Slaying of Friend and Foe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-of-the-slaying-of-friend-and-foe.md)
- [They Come Home to the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/v-they-come-home-to-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [VI: Of the Talk Betwixt Birdalone and Viridis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vi-of-the-talk-betwixt-birdalone-and-viridis.md)
- [VII: Birdalone Telleth the Tale of Her Wandering Up the Valley of the Greywethers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vii-birdalone-telleth-the-tale-of-her-wandering-up-the-valley-of-the-greywethers.md)
- [VIII: Atra and Birdalone Talk Together While the Lords Sit at the Murder-Council](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/viii-atra-and-birdalone-talk-together-while-the-lords-sit-at-the-murder-council.md)
- [IX: Hugh Tells the Story of the Quest's Ending](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ix-hugh-tells-the-story-of-the-quest-s-ending.md)
- [X: How It Fared with the Three Ladies After the Escape of Birdalone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/x-how-it-fared-with-the-three-ladies-after-the-escape-of-birdalone.md)
- [XI: Birdalone and the Black Squire Talk Together in the Hall of the Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xi-birdalone-and-the-black-squire-talk-together-in-the-hall-of-the-castle.md)
- [XII: The Knights and Their Fellows Betake Them to the Assaulting of the Red Hold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xii-the-knights-and-their-fellows-betake-them-to-the-assaulting-of-the-red-hold.md)
- [XIII: Birdalone Bethinks Her to Fulfil the Promise Made Unto Atra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiii-birdalone-bethinks-her-to-fulfil-the-promise-made-unto-atra.md)
- [XIV: Birdalone Leaves the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiv-birdalone-leaves-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [The Sixth Part: The Days of Absence](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/the-sixth-part-the-days-of-absence.md)
- [I: Birdalone Rides to Greenford and There Takes Leave of Arnold and His Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-birdalone-rides-to-greenford-and-there-takes-leave-of-arnold-and-his-men.md)
- [II: Of Birdalone and Her Fellowship, Their Faring Over the Downland](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-of-birdalone-and-her-fellowship-their-faring-over-the-downland.md)
- [III: They Come to the City of the Five Crafts, and Birdalone Meets with the Poor-Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-they-come-to-the-city-of-the-five-crafts-and-birdalone-meets-with-the-poor-wife.md)
- [Of the Love of Gerard's Sons and of Jacobus for Birdalone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-of-the-love-of-gerard-s-sons-and-of-jacobus-for-birdalone.md)
- [V: Of the Death of Audrey, Mother to Birdalone. She Is Warned in a Dream to Seek the Black Squire, and Is Minded to Depart the City of the Five Crafts, and Seek Again the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/v-of-the-death-of-audrey-mother-to-birdalone-she-is-warned-in-a-dream-to-seek-the-black-squire-and-is-minded-to-depart-the-city-of-the-five-crafts-and-seek-again-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [VI: Of the Sundering of Birdalone from Gerard and His Sons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vi-of-the-sundering-of-birdalone-from-gerard-and-his-sons.md)
- [VII: Birdalone Cometh to Greenford, and Hears of the Wasting of the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/vii-birdalone-cometh-to-greenford-and-hears-of-the-wasting-of-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [VIII: Birdalone Cometh to the Castle of the Quest, Heareth the Tale Thereof from Leonard, and Departeth Thence by the Sending Boat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/viii-birdalone-cometh-to-the-castle-of-the-quest-heareth-the-tale-thereof-from-leonard-and-departeth-thence-by-the-sending-boat.md)
- [IX: Birdalone Findeth the Isle of Nothing Greatly Bettered, and Is Kindly Entreated There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ix-birdalone-findeth-the-isle-of-nothing-greatly-bettered-and-is-kindly-entreated-there.md)
- [X: Of Birdalone’s Flitting from the Isle of Nothing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/x-of-birdalone-s-flitting-from-the-isle-of-nothing.md)
- [XI: Coming to the Isle of Kings Birdalone Findeth There a Score and Two of Fair Damsels Who Would Fain Have Her Company](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xi-coming-to-the-isle-of-kings-birdalone-findeth-there-a-score-and-two-of-fair-damsels-who-would-fain-have-her-company.md)
- [XII: Birdalone Cometh Again to the Isle of Queens, and Findeth a Perilous Adventure Therein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xii-birdalone-cometh-again-to-the-isle-of-queens-and-findeth-a-perilous-adventure-therein.md)
- [XIII: Coming to the Isle of the Young and the Old, Birdalone Findeth It Peopled with Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiii-coming-to-the-isle-of-the-young-and-the-old-birdalone-findeth-it-peopled-with-children.md)
- [XIV: The Sending Boat Disappeareth from the Isle of Increase Unsought, and Birdalone Seeketh to Escape Thence by Swimming](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xiv-the-sending-boat-disappeareth-from-the-isle-of-increase-unsought-and-birdalone-seeketh-to-escape-thence-by-swimming.md)
- [XV: Birdalone Lacketh Little of Drowning, but Cometh Latterly to the Green Eyot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xv-birdalone-lacketh-little-of-drowning-but-cometh-latterly-to-the-green-eyot.md)
- [XVI: Birdalone Findeth Her Witch-Mistress Dead](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xvi-birdalone-findeth-her-witch-mistress-dead.md)
- [XVII: Birdalone Layeth to Earth the Body of the Witch, and Findeth the Sending Boat Broken Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xvii-birdalone-layeth-to-earth-the-body-of-the-witch-and-findeth-the-sending-boat-broken-up.md)
- [XVIII: The Wood-Mother Cometh to Birdalone and Heareth Her Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xviii-the-wood-mother-cometh-to-birdalone-and-heareth-her-story.md)
- [XIX: Habundia Hideth Birdalone’s Nakedness with Faery Raiment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xix-habundia-hideth-birdalone-s-nakedness-with-faery-raiment.md)
- [XX: Birdalone Telleth Habundia of Her Love for Arthur, and Getteth from Her Promise of Help Therein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xx-birdalone-telleth-habundia-of-her-love-for-arthur-and-getteth-from-her-promise-of-help-therein.md)
- [XXI: How the Wood-Wife Entered the Cot, and a Wonder That Befell Thereon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxi-how-the-wood-wife-entered-the-cot-and-a-wonder-that-befell-thereon.md)
- [XXII: Birdalone Wendeth the Wildwood in Fellowship with Habundia](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxii-birdalone-wendeth-the-wildwood-in-fellowship-with-habundia.md)
- [XXIII: The Wood-Wife Bringeth Birdalone to the Sight of Arthur in the Wildwood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxiii-the-wood-wife-bringeth-birdalone-to-the-sight-of-arthur-in-the-wildwood.md)
- [XXIV: The Wood-Mother Changeth Her Form to That of a Woman Stricken in Years](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxiv-the-wood-mother-changeth-her-form-to-that-of-a-woman-stricken-in-years.md)
- [XXV: The Wood-Wife Healeth and Tendeth the Black Squire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxv-the-wood-wife-healeth-and-tendeth-the-black-squire.md)
- [XXVI: The Black Squire Telleth the Wood-Wife of His Doings Since Birdalone Went from the Castle of the Quest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxvi-the-black-squire-telleth-the-wood-wife-of-his-doings-since-birdalone-went-from-the-castle-of-the-quest.md)
- [XXVII: Sir Arthur Cometh to the House Under the Wood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxvii-sir-arthur-cometh-to-the-house-under-the-wood.md)
- [XXVIII: Fair Days in the House of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxviii-fair-days-in-the-house-of-love.md)
- [XXIX: Those Twain Will Seek the Wisdom of the Wood-Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxix-those-twain-will-seek-the-wisdom-of-the-wood-wife.md)
- [XXX: They Have Speech with Habundia Concerning the Green Knight and His Fellows](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxx-they-have-speech-with-habundia-concerning-the-green-knight-and-his-fellows.md)
- [XXXI: Habundia Cometh with Tidings of Those Dear Friends](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxxi-habundia-cometh-with-tidings-of-those-dear-friends.md)
- [XXXII: Of the Fight in the Forest and the Rescue of Those Friends from the Men of the Red Company](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxxii-of-the-fight-in-the-forest-and-the-rescue-of-those-friends-from-the-men-of-the-red-company.md)
- [XXXIII: Viridis Telleth the Tale of Their Seeking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/xxxiii-viridis-telleth-the-tale-of-their-seeking.md)
- [The Seventh Part: The Days of Returning](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/the-seventh-part-the-days-of-returning.md)
- [I: Sir Hugh Asketh Birdalone Where She Would Have the Abode of Their Fellowship to Be](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/i-sir-hugh-asketh-birdalone-where-she-would-have-the-abode-of-their-fellowship-to-be.md)
- [II: Birdalone Taketh Counsel with Her Wood-Mother Concerning the Matter of Sir Hugh](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/ii-birdalone-taketh-counsel-with-her-wood-mother-concerning-the-matter-of-sir-hugh.md)
- [Of the Journeying Through the Forest of Evilshaw Unto the Town of Utterhay](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iii-of-the-journeying-through-the-forest-of-evilshaw-unto-the-town-of-utterhay.md)
- [IV: Of the Abiding in Utterhay in Love and Contentment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_water_of_the_wondrous_isles_se/chapters/iv-of-the-abiding-in-utterhay-in-love-and-contentment.md)

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