That is how his legend began in the 20th century, during winter in a fire that was not a forest fire, because it was winter and not in a forest.
Now we shall take a ten minute break to drink tea!
Now that we (I) have had our tea, let us speak of his true legend which began in the 21st century! Since his adoption, he had grown into a simple man. Nay, some might call him a simpleton, but a simple man who was a simpleton he might also have been! This is because he did not really stand out, but neither did he stand in, do you see? You see? Good! In any case, he had grown into a simple man, but he was complicated on the inside. That is because he was training to become a magician. Ah, but he did not wish to become a traditional magician who entertained at parties. Those are communists, and being a simple man, he could never become such a person! So, he wished to become a different kind of magician.