In days of old the knights were bold - and decent, too. And brave

When evil reared its ugly head they knew how to behave

So begins The 51st Dragon, a verse novella for children of all ages.

Sir Gawaine, unlike the others enbrolled at the Knight School, has neither courage nor skill. So when the Headmaster, Dr Wise, announces that Gawaine will be taught to slay dragons, the teachers think he's lost his his marbles! But as Dr Wise points out: they need Gawaine's fee. Besides, he has a trick or two up his sleeve ...