The Legend of the Wawel Dragon recorded by Martyna, Andrzej and Michał. Piano by Andrzej. All class 7. Illustration by Oliwia class 5

1. The
Legend
ofthe
WawelDragon

2. Once upon a time in
Kraków there lived
King Krak with his
daughter, the
beautiful Princess.

3. They lived in a big
castle on the top of
Wawel Hill, next to
the river Vistula.

4. At the foot of the
hill there was a cave.
In the cave there
was a horrible, fire-
breathing dragon.

5. Every day the people
of Krakow had to
feed it with some
goats and sheep
because the dragon
was always hungry.

6. The poor people were
scared and unhappy
and asked their king
for help. The King
decided: “ The brave
knight who kills the
dragon will marry my
daughter and get half
of the Kingdom.”

7. Many brave men
from far away
came and tried to
fight the monster
but it was too
strong. The King
and the people of
Kraków were very
sad and worried.

8. One day a poor,
young shoemaker
knocked at the
castle gate.
“Your Majesty”, he
said. “I can kill the
dragon”.
He took a sheep’s
skin and stuffed it
with tar and sulphur.

9. Next day he left “the
sheep” outside the
cave. When the
dragon woke up, he
was very hungry and
wanted his breakfast.
It swallowed the
sheep greedily and…
something strange
happened.

10. The dragon became
very thirsty and ran to
the river to drink
some water. The
beast drank and drank
and its stomach grew
bigger and bigger
until it exploded -
BANG!!! The dragon
burst like a balloon.

11. “Hurray, hurray !!!”
shouted the people.
“Hurray for the
shoemaker!”

12. The poor but clever
shoemaker married
the Princess and got
half of the Kingdom.
The King and all the
people of Kraków
lived happily ever
after.

13. Wawel Castle

14. The Wawel Dragon