Unicorns are magic animals. Bad things can happen when a unicorn dies. When Arthur kills a unicorn, he brings a curse on the city of camelot and its people. Soon the fields are yellow and all the corn is dying. Arthur and his father, King Uther, think that it's the work of magic. Only Merlin can truly understand. With facet files on Merlin - the TV show, the legend of King Arthur, and magical animals. Scholastic Readers are a series of contemporary film and TV adaptations, original teenage fiction, and classic literature, simplified for students of English. Each title is especially chosen to motivate and engage teenage classes, and the magazine-style Fact files explore the themes raised in each story, as well as providing contextual background.