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In the first story, "The Book of Beasts," two siblings, Jane and Lionel, discover a magical book that brings mythical creatures to life, including a dragon named Ashtaroth. In "Uncle James's Perplexing Will," a group of relatives must complete a series of bizarre tasks to inherit their uncle's estate, including facing a dragon.In "The Deliverers of Their Country," a group of children save England from a dragon invasion, while "The Ice Dragon" tells the story of a boy who befriends a dragon made entirely of ice. Other stories in the collection include "The Dragon Tamers," "The Fiery Dragon," "The Dragon in the Library," and "Kind Little Edmund, or The Caves and the Cockatrice."