A young boy discovers an erudite, poetry-loving dragon living in the Downs above his home. The two become friends, but soon afterwards the dragon is discovered by the townsfolk, who send for St George to rid them of it. The boy introduces St George to the dragon, and the two decide that it would be better for them not to fight. Eventually, they decide to stage a fake joust between the two combatants.

Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932) was a British writer, most famous for The Wind in the Willows and The Reluctant Dragon, two classics of children's literature. Both books were later adapted for stage and film.