a folk tale the cracow dragon

Retold by Jenny Dooley Express Publishing I 1 H{gh on o h(ll, o long t(me ogo, l(ved good Ktng Krok, (n old Crocow Ktng Krok llkes to lough ond donce ond slng But todoy he (s ongry. Whot's wrong w(th the Klngz .47 "Thot terr(ble drogon hos got to go! But how con thot hoppen? Does onyone know? My people ore frightened, ond they ore qu(te r[ght!" "The drogon comes out of (ts cove every n[ght!" r ) "lt's eotlng our sheep ond our goots, you knowl" 'lt's fr(ghtenlng everyone, here [n Crocow!" "The drogon must d(e. There's no other woyl" "l need o brove mctn - ond I need hlm todoyl" /]- r* 3 .la #* -@ "The mon who con k(ll thts terr(ble thing, cctn morry my doughter ond live ltke o k[ng!" And so, lots of men come nedr to the cove. They're oll btg ond strong ond oll very brove! tm cntl ffilil tfm A big bod drogon ts wolk(ng oreund, scor(ng the people who l(ve (n our town. It's eoting our goots ond oll of our sheep! It's scor(ng us oll ond no one con sleep! Chorus: Our K(ng (s upset. Someone must f(ght the terrible drogon - we need o brove kn(ghfl Repeat chorus e2) Who ccn foce the drogon ond go (nto (ts cove? Who con ktll thot owful th(ng? Who con be so brove? il a I t-\ 1 '4#^ **{- 1 r\ Itr &r'l 4 Doy ofter doy, the brove men dppeor. -l'll ktll the drogon. l'll use my long speorl- But the drogon (s clever, ond os (t turns round, ils lr-rr{lrlt'trr(l kn'cks h{rn onl. llrt,()r()rlr)dl i ll ;{ (t Another brove mcn wonts to pleose the King the terrible drogon k(lls the mon wlth its wing{ Another goes too neor the drogon's big heod. drogon breothes fire ond now the mqn's deodl The The brove men ore fr(ghtened ond no one goes bock. Then Skubo, the shoemoker, goes to K(ng Krok. He's got on (deo. He knows whot to do. "l know how to k(ll the drogon for youl" (a N "Just bring me some sulphur, o needle ond threod. I promlse tomorrow thot thtng wfll be deod! And bring me the skin of one of your sheepl There's no need to worry. You con oll go to sleep!' [...]... to do Sulphurl Sheepskin! Needle!Threodl And by tomorrow the drogon'sdeod? Sulphurl Sheepskin! Needle!Threod! Who (s this Skuba?He's lost h(s heod! He'sjust o shoemo.ker, is true thot But he'sgot o plon.He knowswhot to do lz*" And so the next doy he ploces the sheep outs(dethe cove, when the drogon'sosleepl The drogon [s hungry,so when it wokes up, (t eots up the sheep with one greot b(g gulpl "My tummy's...So,oll through the ntght,he works on h(s plon And everyoneosks,"Who (s this young mdn?" (ns(de "He'sputting the sulphur the sheepsklnl" "Whot (s he mok(ng? Whot o very strongeth(ngl" fheShffi '$ Flm w ilM Sulphur! Sheepsk(n! Needle!Threodl And by tomorrow the drogon'sdeod? Sulphurl Sheepskin! Needlel Threodl Who (s thts Skubo?He's lost... dylng, I think! Where ts the rtver?| must hove o drink!" It dr(nks ond (t drinksond very soon, l(ke o porty bolloonl lts tummy goes 'POP' 29 vl -,2 () j C h iol ,' { I ( ?- I lt " T ne dr oger ni s dendl " Tn€ " ' " t/hOi g " 'g' Kl, r g ii lqt t l Ejj '; - r t r , ) / ( r ! , ( - r ll\ r '111\ e Y- r '\i_Jgilf bnyl" jc i ,v 1trr',; i1r q, : ''t - j'! 4,-'t r ( t r r alFlil, A r r le n r , - , - eyqlr... Kl, r g ii lqt t l Ejj '; - r t r , ) / ( r ! , ( - r ll\ r '111\ e Y- r '\i_Jgilf bnyl" jc i ,v 1trr',; i1r q, : ''t - j'! 4,-'t r ( t r r alFlil, A r r le n r , - , - eyqlr 'i ;S0 ;ckir[,,ir t]ttiJ Al,J r-: l.: ,r' F::, e r., ti I I')tr-l l( 1l:, I.I,,,,,,' I l,'-i i lt I II tel  . q, Al,J e r., r-: ti. I I')tr-l Tn€ Kl,.rg ii lqttl Ejj ';-rt r'111.e. rY-r', i_Jgilf bnyl" :''t-j'!4,' -t r(tri r alFlil ,A. rr.le ,r'. llrt,()r()rlr)dl i ll ;{ (t Another brove mcn wonts to pleose the King the terrible drogon k(lls the mon wlth its wing{ Another goes too neor the drogon's big heod. drogon breothes fire. do. lz*" And so the next doy he ploces the sheep outs(de the cove, when the drogon's osleepl The drogon [s hungry, so when it wokes up, (t eots up the sheep with