George and the dragon
British
t
ales
Once upon a time there was a brave knight called
George. George had lots of adventures as he travelled
by horse across many lands
.
One day he came to a small village and met a man who
lived in a cave next to the vi
llage
.
The hermit told the knight about the awful things that were happening there. A
terrible dragon had come to live in the lake and attacked the village every day.
The villagers didn’t know what to do. First, they gave the dragon all their food
, but
the dragon just took the food and still attacked the village.
So then the villagers gave the dragon all the animals from their farms. The dragon
took all the animals, but continued to attack the villagers.
So then they gave the dragon all their gol
d and jewels. The dragon took all their
money, but still was not satisfied.
The king sent his army to try and capture the dragon, but the dragon was too
strong and the knights of the army were too scared and they ran away.
With nothing left to give, the
king could only think of one thing to help protect his
people. He sent his only daughter, the princess, to the lake to wait for the dragon.
When George heard this he rode as fast as he could to the lake. Just then the
dragon jumped out from the lake and w
as going to eat the princess.
George attacked the dragon. He fought very bravely, won the fight and killed the
dragon. George and the princess returned to the village and everyone was very
pleased that they would have no more problems with the dragon.
To
day, the story of George’s bravery is remembered and George is known as the
patron saint of many countries.