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THE DRAGON’S TAIL

In Germany, there is a little town called Eisenach, and in Eisenach, there lived a brave boy named Helmut.

He loved stories about knights and heroes of old and imagined himself to be a mighty warrior. Helmut did not look like one, being a skinny lad, but he liked nothing better than putting on his helmet, strapping on his wooden sword, and leading his friends Felix and Werner on ‘quests’ into the forest.

However, one summer’s day during the school holidays, Helmut had a special adventure in mind: they should venture into a narrow chasm outside town called Dragon Gorge, and find the beast that was said to lurk there.

“Bring your toy guns,” Helmut said, “and some lunch as well! Who knows how long it may take us to find that scaly serpent!”

The next day,

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