1. John Gardner Vocabulary

2.   “There once was a king whose kindgom was plagued by a dragon.” (p.191)  Definition: troubled by, tormented by Plagued

3.   “Every time there was a full moon the dragon came out of his lair and ravaged the country side” (p.191)  Definition: violently destroyed, ruined Ravaged

4.   “The cobbler and his family came to the king’s meeting and stood way in back by the door, for the cobbler had a feeling that since he was nobody important there had probably been some mistake” (p.192)  Definition: shoe maker Cobbler

5.   “But I can’t force them to go. I’m not a tyrant.” (p.193)  Definition: a cruel, unjust ruler Tyrant

6.   Lived 1933-1982  Loved tales about dragons and monsters  His first book is called Grendel, it was written about the monster in the story Beowulf  He wrote stories for his children for their birthdays  He worked on multiple books at a time John Gardner