Lancelot Climbing a Tree

There is an instance in Morte Darthur in which a lady asks Sir Lancelot to climb a tree to retrieve her hawk. It's one of the less glamorous episodes of Lancelot's adventures, proving that being a knight of the Round Table isn't all adventure and glory. Here is Lancelot's response to the lady's request:

"Well, fair lady, since that ye know my name and require me of knighthood to help, I will do what I may to get your hawk. And yet, God knoweth, I am an evil climber, and the tree is passing high, and few boughs to help me withal."

Lancelot does eventually manage to get the hawk.