The Dragon's Story
(Guaranteed Strictly Untrue)
"MAMA, please tell us a story!" cried all the young dragons.
"Children, do be less noisy!" said their father, the Honorable Samuel P. Dragon. He had slain a knight that very evening and was perhaps a little irritable. Young dragons should be thoughtful, and should never disturb their parents after the night's fighting is over.
"Hush, children!" said Mrs. Dragon. "Your father has to fight hard all night, and in the day he needs his rest. I will tell you one nice story, if you will promise to go quietly to bed afterward."
The youngsters coiled down into comfortable hollows in the rock, and Mrs. Dragon prepared to begin her story.
"I suppose you would prefer a man-story?"
"Please, Mama. We are so tired of 'When I was a little
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