Ella and Zo: more sleeping Harves Family Blog: Chloe's First Sleep Over! The Brown Family: Crazy Sleepers! Next Gen Coatesy: A Sleepover minus the Sleepover Part!. An enchanting take on the legend of King Arthur from Britains best loved childrens author, Michael Morpurgo. There stood before me an ancient man swathed in a dark and tattered fleece, his long hair and beard matted with filth, his face grey with grief and age. Holding the sword out in front of me, I backed away until I felt the sink behind me and I could go no further. His eyes followed me all the way.' When Bun Bendle is struck blind, he feels like he is drowning in blackness. But the discovery of an ancient tomb and a strangely familiar sword changes him forever. The Sleeping Sword weaves a contemporary tale with Arthurian legend in a way that is utterly spellbinding. Once again, former Childrens Laureate and award winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller.