Once upon a time there was a dragon with a mane of thick golden hair. He was fierce and liked to eat people. The local villagers were terrorised by him until he agreed to leave them alone on the condition that every year a princess was brought to his cave. No one ever found out what happened to the princesses, but no villager ever saw them again.
One year, a very brave and very intelligent princess was chosen. She agreed she would try to defeat the dragon. She was given daggers and swords hidden in her clothes to kill the dragon when she entered the cave.
The day came and she entered. The dragon roared out of a dark area of the cave, just as she drew her sword. It instantly turned to dust.
"Your weapons are no use against my magical powers", he said.
Instead of cowering in fear, the princess ran and jumped on his head. He was caught totally unaware and before he could shake her off she had nestled inside his golden mane. She would not move no matter what the dragon did.
She began to talk to the dragon. At first she whispered in his ear, "you want to let her go." And slowly she added other words, and became louder until finally she said "she is free!" By now the dragon was convinced that she was his inner voice and, doing as he was told, he flung open the door to the cave.
Just before she left, she said, "and the villagers are your friends and you want to let them be." Nobody ever saw the dragon again.
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
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