Traditional
The Wawel Dragon
A folktale from Poland
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Story
During the reign of King Krakus of Poland an evil dragon wreaks destruction on the country. His cave lies at the bottom of Wawel Hill on the bank of the Vistula river and no knight has been able to defeat him. Will anyone be able to defeat him?
Different versions of the story have different heroes. In the best known story today. Skuba the shoemaker defeats the dragon with an unusual weapon...
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Why we chose it
A great story for drama – children love to re-enact the story and devise their own ways to defeat a ravenous dragon.
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