The Very Hungry Dragon - Easy Stories in English

Transcript: Grella is a strange dragon: she’ll eat everything except jewels, and what dragon doesn’t eat jewels? So one day, her mother takes away all the other food in the house, and Grella is forced to try the dreaded jewels. Except she finds out she likes them, and in fact, she likes them a bit too much... Today’s story is The Very Hungry Dragon. Go to for the full transcript. Level: Intermediate. Genre: Children’s. Vocabulary: Spit out, Jewel, Creep, Stomach rumbles, Munch, Merchant road, Caravan. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1504. Author: Ariel Goodbody.