“Dragon, Dragon”

John Gardner

Vocabulary

“There once was a king whose kindgom was

plagued by a dragon.” (p.191)

Definition: troubled by, tormented by

Plagued

“Every time there was a full moon the dragon

came out of his lair and ravaged the country side” (p.191)

Definition: violently destroyed, ruined

Ravaged

“The cobbler and his family came to the king’s

meeting and stood way in back by the door, for the cobbler had a feeling that since he was nobody important there had probably been some mistake” (p.192)

Definition: shoe maker

Cobbler

“But I can’t force them to go. I’m not a

tyrant.” (p.193)

Definition: a cruel, unjust ruler

Tyrant

Lived 1933-1982 Loved tales about dragons and monsters His first book is called Grendel, it was written

about the monster in the story Beowulf He wrote stories for his children for their

birthdays He worked on multiple books at a time

John Gardner