GRADE LEVEL: This is a relatively short book and would be good for third or forth graders or for someone at an intermediate reading level. This packet will be designed for third graders.SYNOPSIS: The setting of this book takes place in medieval times in a small English village. It's about a boy, his mother and father, a dragon, a dragon slayer, and the people of the village. It all begins when the father of the boy discovers a dragon in a cave in the countryside. The father tells the boy and the boy proceeds to go and find the dragon. When the boy finds the dragon, he talks to it. The dragon is timid and doesn't want any trouble from the boy. The boy became good friends with the dragon and they share stories and poetry with each other. Word gets back to the village and they begin talking about the dragon. They spread rumors about the dragon and say that it is a menace and a scourge. The villagers want to see the dragon destroyed in a fight. They recruita dragon slayer from far away named Saint George. Upon the arrival of the saint, the boy meets up with him and convinces him to visit the dragon. The boy and the saint meet the dragon and talk with him.The saint explains that he must defeat the dragon and the dragon asks the saint why he must be defeated. The saint explains that is what the villagers want to see to be appeased by the foe. He says that it is irregular for the dragon to win and it would not win over the public. Both the dragon and the saint finally reach an agreement. They decide there will be a staged fight so that the villagers will get to see what they want to see. They also agree that the dragon will not be harmed and the saint will win. The saint also agrees to change the ways of the dragon in the villager's eyes and make him into a good dragon. The next day they act out the fight with the entire village watching. Everything goes as planned. The saint wins victoriously and the dragon becomes ...
