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They knew very little of the ways of the wicked world – indeed, there was no one now living in all the realm who had any actual experience in dealing with dragons and their tricks.

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You may find this book in the Children’s section, but don’t let that deter you, even if you lack a smaller one to help you read it aloud. This is a wonderfully comic tale. When an evil dragon, one Chrysophylax (or Goldguard in the Vulgar) descends on the peaceful village of Ham, Farmer Giles, who once used a blunderbuss to see off a marauding giant, is called upon to save things. Fortunately, he has a magic sword, a gift from the King (something about a giant), to aid him. Soon enough, his sword manages to bring the dragon to ground. As everybody knows, if you catch a dragon surely you ought to hold it for ransom. But when it comes to negotiating with such a wily serpent, real troubles are bound to begin. Readers with a bit of Latin and Greek will discover a whole other level of comedy.

Check the BPL catalog for this title: Farmer Giles of Ham