CREATURES OF LEGEND DRAGONS by Carla Mooney Content Consultant Joseph Nigg Author of Wonder Beasts and other books on mythical animals
CHAPTER ONE THE LEGENDARY DRAGON A dreadful dragon threatened King Beowulf’s land Each night the dragon terrorized the countryside It breathed fire over houses farms and fields King Beowulf wondered why the dragon had come to his land Finally one of the king’s servants confessed He had stolen a jeweled cup from the dragon’s lair The dragon had begun its attacks the night after the cup was stolen The story of Beowulf and the dragon is one of the oldest written dragon legends 5
