[ Chapter 1.XX.—How the Sophister carried away his cloth, and how he had a suit in law against the other masters. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXI.—The study of Gargantua, according to the discipline of his schoolmasters the Sophisters. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXII.—The games of Gargantua. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXIII.—How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXIV.—How Gargantua spent his time in rainy weather. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXV.—How there was great strife and debate raised betwixt the cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXVI.—How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXVII.—How a monk of Seville saved the close of the abbey from being ransacked by the enemy. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXVIII.—How Picrochole stormed and took by assault the rock Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war. ]

[ Chapter 1.XXIX.—The tenour of the letter which Grangousier wrote to his son Gargantua. ]