St. George and the Dragon by Donato Giancola (2010)
Ever heard the tale of a brave soul who vanquished a beast and saved its intended victim? It's one of our most popular folk narratives. Writers looking to tell their own version should start by reading these:
Perseus and Andromeda in The Library of Greek Mythology by Pseudo-Apollodorus and Robin Hard.
Li Chi Slays the Serpent in In Search of the Supernatural by Gan Bao, Kenneth J. DeWoskin & J.I. Crump.
The Thirteenth Son of the King of Erin in Myths and Folk-lore of Ireland by Jeremiah Curtin.
The Blind Man and the Hunchback in Some Folk-Lore Stories and Songs in Chinyanja by R. Sutherland Rattray.
Schippeitaro in The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang.
Nikita the Tanner in Russian Folk-Tales by Leonard A. Magnus.
For more information on the ATU acronym mentioned in the title, read this post.
For an obscure, fragmentary example of this tale type, read this article.
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