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BOOK BAG, #679
From:
The Washington Post
| Date:
May 10, 1992
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This week's Book Bag question is open only to children ages 12
and under.
Dragons appear frequently in favorite myths and stories. Answer
the following: 1) Siegfried slew ------; 2) Bilbo stole treasure
from -----; 3) In this Ray Bradbury story the dragon turns out to be
a -----; 4) What Biblical creature is sometimes referred to as the
dragon in the sea?, and 5) What traditional English hero killed a
dragon?
All entries (one per person) must be clearly written on
postcards an...
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