Once upon a time there was a village ravaged by attacks from a dragon. The villagers decided to build a wall to protect themselves. But, fearful this would not be enough, they built another wall, and then another until they had built a fortress.
One day, the dragon returned to the village for some fun but found himself shut out. He bashed himself against the walls, blew fire and smoke, and even tried a few enchanted spells. Nothing worked.
Enraged, he decided to leave, but not before doing one last evil act.
“You may have shut me out, but I now cast this spell so that you will be shut in forever. You cannot escape unless you can see with the eye of a dragon.”
Panic spread across the village. They tried to get out but couldn’t. All doors were locked and all windows were shut fast, as if by concrete. Any entrance ways within the walls were completely covered by bricks.
The villagers tried firing with cannons. Nothing happened.
They tried climbing the walls, only ending up on the same side they started on.
Finally they tried crying out and apologising to the dragon. Still nothing happened.
Food began to run out, and the villagers started to lose hope. Then one day a little boy said “I know how to break the spell!”
Doubtful, but desperate to try anything, the villagers did as the boy suggested and built a hot air balloon which flew up into the sky. From here the boy could see all the walls and how the villagers had been trapped. Shouting out to them he led them to safety. When the last villager had left the walls, the spell was broken and all the ways in and out were cleared.
And nobody heard from the dragon from that day onward.
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