[What's a Disney. Either way, this is certainly a decorated version of events - but then, also, most people think Merlin was born 80 it seems, so this... he probably should have expected.]

He was most of a donkey once. Braying and everything, very regal. And the sword— [mmm, okay. Okay, in the interest of not poisoning the well of times too much, maybe he won't go around telling people he made that all up, where the sword was involved. Someone out there would get offended.]

Well, the sword wasn't the reason he became king, but it certainly helped later on. Sorry about your carbuncle.