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The Dragon Takes a Wife

by Walter Dean Myers · 1972

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Once upon a time, there lived a lonely dragon named Harry. Now Harry knew the rules: To get a wife, he had to prove his courage by fighting the knight in shining armor. But since Harry wasn't a good fighter, he always lost. And he lost badly.

Genre
fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 40 pages

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