Narrator: When Phillip was sure he would drown or freeze to death, the icy river emptied into an even faster moving river. Phillip: Oh no! I lost the sword I brought to slay the dragon. Now I will be defenseless against the dragon. But at least this river had warmer water. Narrator: After a few minutes, body warmed up andhe was able to swim and stay afloat. He swam to the other sideof the river and hauled himself out of Phillip’s the water. Phillip: Now I see the high stone walls of the castle. Narrator: He also saw patches of the green grass that had been blackened by the firey breath of the dragon. Phillip: (astonished) These must be the skeletons of the men who died trying to capture the treasure. king’s Narrator: Suddenly, Phillip heard the loud thumping and swishing of the dragon’s huge wings. Phillip: I must find cover in a hollow log! Narrator: The hollow log caught fire but Phillip was unharmed. Phillip: I have to wait here until the sounds of the dragons wings fade away. Narrator: Then he crawled out of the hollow log and watched it burn as he thought and thought of a way to get by the dragon and get to the treasure without being burned to a crisp. Phillip: I must find out where the is! Wait, was is that over there? It´s the treasury, where the treasure is stored. dragon’s nest king’s Narrator: Next, Phillip borrowed a scarecrow from a nearby corn field. In the darkest part of the night he sneaked the scarecrow inside the palace and up to the top of the wall opposite the treasury in plain site of the dragon. Phillip: What´s this? I found a barrel! I will cut the top off the barrel and I will sneak it up as close to the dragon as possible. Narrator: Then he climbed into the barrel and fell asleep. Next morning he was awakened by the loud thumping and swishing of the huge wings. As dragon’s expected, when the dragon awoke, he thought the scarecrow on the palace wall was a man. He flew toward the scarecrow at top speed. Phillip: Now that the dragon is not watching me, I will quickly climb out of the barrel and carry it to the treasury.
Narrator: When Phillip was sure he would drown or freeze to death, the icy river emptied into an even faster moving river. Phillip: Oh no! I lost the sword I brought to slay the dragon. Now I will be defenseless against the dragon. But at least this river had warmer water. Narrator: After a few minutes, Phillip’s body warmed up andhe was able to swim and stay afloat. He swam to the other sideof the river and hauled himself out of the water. Phillip: Now I see the high stone walls of the castle. Narrator: He also saw patches of the green grass that had been blackened by the firey breath of the dragon. Phillip: (astonished) These must be the skeletons of the men who died trying to capture the king’s treasure. Narrator: Suddenly, Phillip heard the loud thumping and swishing of the dragon’s huge wings. Phillip: I must find cover in a hollow log! Narrator: The hollow log caught fire but Phillip was unharmed. Phillip: I have to wait here until the sounds of the dragons wings fade away. Narrator: Then he crawled out of the hollow log and watched it burn as he thought and thought of a way to get by the dragon and get to the treasure without being burned to a crisp. Phillip: I must find out where the dragon’s nest is! Wait, was is that over there? It´s the treasury, where the king’s treasure is stored. Narrator: Next, Phillip borrowed a scarecrow from a nearby corn field. In the darkest part of the night he sneaked the scarecrow inside the palace and up to the top of the wall opposite the treasury in plain site of the dragon. Phillip: What´s this? I found a barrel! I will cut the top off the barrel and I will sneak it up as close to the dragon as possible. Narrator: Then he climbed into the barrel and fell asleep. Next morning he was awakened by the loud thumping and swishing of the dragon’s huge wings. As expected, when the dragon awoke, he thought the scarecrow on the palace wall was a man. He flew toward the scarecrow at top speed. Phillip: Now that the dragon is not watching me, I will quickly climb out of the barrel and carry it to the treasury.
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