Table of contents

1. " Dragon's diamond", contribution by the students of the 2nd Primary School of Palaiokastro, Greece, p.p. 4-17

2."The Dragon's Curse and the Revolution of Krakovia", contribution by the students of the 2nd Primary School of Messolonghi, Greece, pp. 18-34

3. "The Princess Gabija and cursed Dragon", contribution by the students of the Prienu "Azuolo" progimnazija, Lithuania, p.p. 35-53

4. "The magical shoes", contribution by the students of the 6th grade Escola Mare de Déu del Carme, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain p.p 54-64

5. ''The curse of the wizard king'', contribution by the students of Agios Nikolaos Primary School, Greece. pp. 65-79

6. ''The dragon-hero of Kraków'', contribution by the students of  Primary School number 2 in Ziębice, Poland. p.  81-95

7. "A brave girl and the dragon", contribution by the students of Orhangazi Secondary School, Ankara/Türkiye. p.p.  97-105

8. "The nice dragon", contribution by the students of the 6th grade Escola Mare de Déu del Carme, El Prat de Llobregat, Spain p.p 107-115

              1st CHAPTER

       DRAGON'S DIAMOND

Once upon a time, in a city called Krakow, lived a shoemaker with his family. He had a small shop in the city center and worked very hard. Everyone admired his kindness, his generosity and also his diligence. Even people from other cities used to come to have their shoes done.Although he was famouw, he had financial problems because of his wife. He was married with Snow White but her friends the seven dwarfs also lived with them.

One day, the evil queen came in the shop to place an order of unique and special shoes that no one had ever imagined for her birthday party. 

The shoe maker thought that it was a great

oportunity to resolve his financial problems,

so he began the work as soon as she had left!

fter one day he had it done and sent it to the 

palace, but the queen was not impressed.

She sent them back, so he kept making more 

pairs, but none of them pleased her. The time was passing without success and the queen was very furious with him, so she decided to put his family in prison., in order to make him try harder and finally satisfy her.

He was desperate. He tried harder and didn't sleep for days. Finally he couldn't stand it and fall asleep.

He had a strange dream...

A white sheep lead him to a hidden cave on the hill above the city to show him something. When he woke up he recalled the dream and decided to go to the hill to find the cave.

He took a bag with him and left.

A few hours later he finally reached the cave. Inside, he saw something unexpected. A shepherd dragon with his flock, tenderly feeding his little sheeps. He wasn't afraid at all. He moved towards the shepherd, and suprisingly he began talking to him. The dragon could really talk!! He asked him how did he managed to reach the cave and the shoemaker narrated the dream he had the previous night.

The dragon understood his situation and had an amazing idea! The queen's great grandfather put him there to protect the treasures of the realm. The great treasure consisted of rare diamonds and pearls. .

So he suggested to give him some pearls to in order to put them on the queen's shoes to make them unique.

Her shoes were going to be amazing! But he made him promise not to tell anyone!!!! 

It was going to be their secret....

The dragon with his fiery breath, opened the rocks and brought him some pearls and diamonds.

The shoemaker went directly to his lab and started to make the shoes. When he finished, he went to the palace in order to give them to the queen. She was thrilled and his family was released immediately. Also, she gave him a box full of gold, making him rich for satisfying her.

Shoemaker never forgot he was saved by the dragon and he ordered a big high statue to put it in the middle of the town to honour him.

Their secret would remain hidden forever and they lived happily ever after!!!!

2nd CHAPTER

               3rd chapter 

A long time ago,in a big castle in Wawel there lived a 12-year-old princess whose name was Gabija. She loved to explore and was always curious about the world.

One day she heard the servants whispering about a terrible dragon that lived in a cave under the castle.

The Princess Gabija and

 cursed Dragon

Everyone said that the dragon was scary and mean, but princess Gabija thought that it could be something more behind the story.

Late afternoon, while her father, King, was busy in the throne room, Gabija sneaked down into the dark tunnels beneath the castle.

She walked carefully, holding a lantern, until she came to a huge stone door.

On the other side there was a dragon!

The dragon was enormous, with shiny golden scales and big sad eyes

The dragon did not roar or breathe fire. He just asked princess Gabija softly:

Why are you here, little girl?

I heard about you. Everyone says, you are mean and scary, but I don't think that's true.

The dragon explained:

Long long ago I protected this kingdom. But one of the kings trapped me here because he was afraid of my power. Now I am stuck and lonely. All I can do is to roar and breathe fire from time to time to scare people and to save my health.

Princess Gabija felt sorry for the dragon.

You are a brave little princess! Maybe, you can show the world that not all dragons are bad.

I will help you! I will find a way to help you and make things better!

From that day princess Gabija visited dragon every day. She brought him food and told stories.

One day she came with a plan to help him. But she had to be very careful, because if her father King found out, he would be very angry.

One day the dragon told the princess his story:

You know,a curse was placed on me, because long long ago a greedy  king wanted to keep my treasure for himself , but it was for people.

The curse can be broken by someone who is not afraid of the dragon and who could show him kindness.

The dragon was very sad, but he continued his story...

The curse can only be lifted if a human brings me something precious - not for my treasure, but to show that he/she trusts me. Only then the magic and the curse will be gone.

Gabija thought and thought. She didn't have gold or silver, but she remembered her locket she always wore. It contained a picture of her mother who had passed away when she was born.The locket was the most precious thing she owned.

What can I do?????

I will give this locket to you. Will it work?

But it is very precious to you! Are you sure?

As soon as the dragon accepted the locket, the cave began to glow with golden light. The curse faded and the dragon grew even brighter and more magnificent !

Thank you! You did it, princess Gabija! You have freed me! Your kindness broke the curse!

You are welcome!

The Wawel Dragon stayed near the castle, but no longer as a feared creature. He helped to protect the kingdom.

 He became princesses' friend and a symbol of courage for the people.

The princess Gabija became known as princess who made a new friend by trusting her heart.

After many years the Wawel Dragon disappeared, becoming a legend passed down through generations.

Princess Gabija ensured that the true story was remembered, teaching the people of importance of kindness and understanding.

Later, the people of Wawel erected a monument to the dragon which you can see whenever you visit the place.

          4th chapter

               5th chapter

             6th chapter 

    A long time ago in a beautiful town of Kraków  near the Wawel Hill people lived happily under the rule of a king Krak  but one day a terrifying dragon made its home in a cave beneath Wawel Hill. 

'The dragon-hero of Kraków

    The dragon was enormous and seemed to be dangerous   but he wasn’t. He was very lonely and unhappy because he was the last dragon in  the world and  didn’t have any friends.

    All people in Kraków and the king Krak were afraid of   the monster they did not know the dragon was a vegetarian and wanted to make friends with them  and they  were escaping from the dragon with scream.

    One  day the horrible  a fire started in Kraków. People tried to put out the fire but it was so big  they couldn’t do it.

    Dragon observed everything from his cave and decided to   help the people. He  went to Wisła river and  started to drink  water.

    He drank and drank until his stomach was  full of water then  he went to the fire and spited water on  the fire. The town was saved.

    Dragon helped people and became their hero forever. Grateful people erected  the   monument of the dragon to commemorate   his behaviour. That’s why now the Wawel dragon is the symbol of Kraków.

THE END

7th CHAPTER

"A brave girl and the dragon"

Once upon a time, there was a small town called Krakow. This town had a beloved and kind king. One day, a dragon with bad breath settled in a cave near the town. Although the dragon had no bad intentions, the villagers were uncomfortable because of its breath and heat.

The king wanted to find a solution to this situation, so he announced that anyone who could find a solution to the dragon problem would be rewarded. Arya, a brave girl, volunteered to solve the issue. Arya headed toward the dragon's cave with courage.

Arya got closer, she started to feel the heat of the dragon's breath. When she entered the cave, she saw the dragon roaring and spitting fire. Arya cautiously approached the dragon and noticed that its paw was stuck in the bushes.The dragon looked very upset, and Arya quickly understood that the dragon was not acting out of anger but out of pain. Arya immediately removed the bushes and freed the dragon's paw. Seeing that Arya had saved it, the dragon became very happy.

The villagers, who were watching Arya's courage, were amazed at how she solved the problem. The king rewarded Arya. She lived a happy and peaceful life from then on.

        THE END

8th CHAPTER

THE END