These illustrations were provided by Mrs. Chapman's second grade class at Schuylkill Elementary School.
| Andy, 7, drew King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table at a feast in the Great Hall. Squires served the men their food and dogs sat below waiting for leftovers. |
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Brian, 6, illustrated a battlescene with knights fighting and falling to their deaths. The castle's gatehouse has the typical wooden doors and a tower in the background. |
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Megan, 5, drew a Medieval castle on a sunny day during peacetime. She, too, has drawn a gatehouse and towers. Her colorful castle is the home of Queen Guenevere. |
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Anthony's castle is under the attack of a fierce, fire-breathing dragon. Luckily, his gatehouse's entrance is covered with iron grilles. Anthony, 6, gave his castle no windows, because his kingdom had no glass. |
The following poem is a Limerick, which is an Irish poem. The first, second, and fifth lines rhyme, and the third and fourth lines rhyme. The poet's name is Sarah, and she is too old to be writing a poem like this.
And he was very unlucky A rude young man Came into his land And did something that wasn't ducky He wanted the dragon to die With one quick lunge He cut out his tongue And as we read on we learned why. |
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