The King Knight

The Kind Knight

Written by Susan Hartley Illustrated by Joel Snyder

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ELEMENTS USED IN THIS BOOK New phonic element long i (i, igh) Reviewed phonic elements long a digraphs, long e digraphs Story words dragon, fire, people, scare New high-frequency word far Special considerations plural -s; inflectional ending -ed, -ing; two syllable decodable words (behind, sunrise)

The Kind Knight Decodable Phonogram Book 58 © 2005 Learning Page, Inc. Written by Susan Hartley Illustrated by Joel Snyder ReadingA–ZTM © Learning Page, Inc. All rights reserved.

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In a far off land, a dragon gave people such a fright.

The king sent Jake the Knight to find and slay the dragon.

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One night, Jake the Knight rode out on a steed with spots on its right hind knee.

A flock of jays gave flight when they saw the knight and his steed.

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Jake saw a bright light rise from behind a hill.

It gave the steed a fright.

His steed jumped up, but Jake held on tight.

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“Do not take fright at the sight of that bright light,” he said to the steed.

“It might be from the dragon that I seek.”

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Jake rode up to the light.

He saw a big, fire-spitting dragon behind the hill.

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“I will fight you and slay you,” Jake the Knight said to the dragon.

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“The dragon began to cry.

“Kind knight,” he sighed, “I am not wild.

“I am old, blind and cannot see.

“I do not want to fight.”

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Jake the Knight felt sad for the dragon’s plight.

Jake was a kind knight.

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“I will try to help you,” Jake said.

“But you scare people.

What can we do about that?”

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“I go down the winding road from my cave,” said the dragon.

“I am not wild.

“I am blind.

“I cannot see where I am.

“I do not mean to be a fright.”

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“I will not mind if you stay by your cave,” Jake said.

“I will put this bell on a tree by your cave.

“It will ring in the breeze.”

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“The bell will help you find your way home,” Jake said.

“Then you will not come down the hill and scare people.”

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“You are a kind knight,” said the dragon.

“Thank you for finding a way to help me.”

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Jake the Knight rode back in the bright light of the sunrise.

He was glad he had helped the dragon out of its plight.

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