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		FUN FACTS Fun facts about Jane, her friends and the medieval kingdom in which they live. JANE Jane is twelve years old. Jane was ten when she first met Dragon, up in his cave in the mountain. Jane and Dragon are friends because of what happened when they first met. That story is told in the illuminated manuscript: “Jane And The Dragon.” Jane wants to be a knight because it seems more exciting and adventurous that the job she was training for: to be a Lady-in-Waiting. Jane has a suit of armor. You can see it near her bed in her tower room! DRAGON Dragon has not been able to find any other dragons, so he thinks he might be the last one left in the world. Jane and Dragon don’t yet understand why they are best friends. They just know that they are. But one day they will find out why. They will find out there is a special reason they need to be friends and help each other. When they met Jane and Dragon made a promise to each other. She would help him to discover everything there is to know about dragons. And he would help her in her training to become a knight. Dragon’s favorite color is red. But because Jane’s hair is red and Dragon’s skin is green, he pretends the best color in the world is really green. CASTLE LIFE The kingdom is called Kippernium and the castle is called Kippernia Castle. All the townsfolk call it Kipper Castle because the main business of the village is catching and smoking herring – which are called kippers. The King doesn’t like this nickname, so none of the castle staff ever use it. The castle was built 300 years ago. Young women of the Court do wear a form of make-up, especially because a “pale face” is fashionable -- it means you never worked out in the sun like the common folk. Chalk is the most popular face powder, because it is cheap and safe to use. Jane’s mother wears it rather a lot. People also use sticks of charcoal to paint black soot on their eyebrows, and sometimes color their hair red using a plant called henna. Although Jane has no time for make up of any kind and refuses to wear any!