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The Paper Bag Princess

The Paper Bag Princess

Story
Robert N. Munsch

Illustrations
Michael Martchenko

annick press
toronto • new york • vancouver
©1980 Bob Munsch Enterprises Ltd. (text) ©1980 Michael
Martchenko (art)
Cover design by Sheryl Shapiro (1995) Design and graphic
realization by Helmut W. Weyerstrahs Annick Press Ltd.
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Cataloging in Publication Data Munsch, Robert N., 1945–
The paper bag princess
(Munsch for kids)
ISBN 0-920236-82-0 (bound); ISBN 0-920236-16-2 (pbk.) Cataloging data a

ebook ISBN 978-1-4532-5640-4

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To Elizabet
Elizabeth was a beautiful princess
castle and had expensive princess clo
going to marry a prince named Ronal
Unfortunately, a dragon smashed h
all her clothes with his fiery breath, an
Prince Ronald.
Elizabeth decided to chase the dragon
Ronald back.
She looked everywhere for something
the only thing she could find that was
paper bag. So she put on the paper ba
the dragon.
He was easy to follow, because he left
burnt forests and horses’ bones.
Finally, Elizabeth came to a cave with
that had a huge knocker on it. She too
knocker and banged on the door.
The dragon stuck his nose out of the d
“Well, a princess! I love to eat princess
already eaten a whole castle today. I a
dragon. Come back tomorrow.”
He slammed the door so fast that Eliza
got her nose caught.
Elizabeth grabbed the knocker and ban
door again.
The dragon stuck his nose out of the d
“Go away. I love to eat princesses, but
eaten a whole castle today. I am a ver
Come back tomorrow.”
“Wait,” shouted Elizabeth. “Is it true th
the smartest and fiercest dragon in the
“Yes,” said the dragon.
“Is it true,” said Elizabeth, “that you ca
ten forests with your fiery breath?”
“Oh, yes,” said the dragon, and he too
deep breath and breathed out so much
burnt up fifty forests.
“Fantastic,” said Elizabeth, and the dra
another huge breath and breathed out
he burnt up one hundred forests.
“Magnificent,” said Elizabeth, and the d
another huge breath, but this time noth
The dragon didn’t even have enough fi
meatball.
Elizabeth said, “Dragon, is it true that
around the world in just ten seconds?”
“Why, yes,” said the dragon, and jump
flew all the way around the world in ju
He was very tired when he got back, b
shouted, “Fantastic, do it again!”
So the dragon jumped up and flew aro
whole world in just twenty seconds.
When he got back he was too tired to
he lay down and went straight to sleep
Elizabeth whispered, very softly, “Hey
The dragon didn’t move at all.
She lifted up the dragon’s ear and put
right inside. She shouted as loud as s
dragon!”
The dragon was so tired he didn’t eve
Elizabeth walked right over the dragon
the door to the cave.
There was Prince Ronald. He looked a
said, “Elizabeth, you are a mess! You
your hair is all tangled and you are we
paper bag. Come back when you are
real princess.”
“Ronald,” said Elizabeth, “your clothe
pretty and your hair is very neat. You
prince, but you are a bum.”
They didn’t get married after all.

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