The Reluctant Dragon

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The Reluctant Dragon

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 recruit

a 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 ...

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