. Beasts and men . The Dragon THE REWARD OF THEWORLD N days of old, when there were dragons in the land,a youthful knight was riding along the high road. Itwas a beautiful summer day, and the sun shone sowarmly that the rider presently began to feel thirsty, socoming to a clear stream of water, he swung himselffrom the saddle and went to drink. As he parted thebushes to get to the water he heard a strange rumbling androaring sound, and looking quickly in the direction from which itcame he saw to his horror an immense dragon lying by thewater-side pinned down by a huge mass of rock which hadrol
. Beasts and men . The Dragon THE REWARD OF THEWORLD N days of old, when there were dragons in the land,a youthful knight was riding along the high road. Itwas a beautiful summer day, and the sun shone sowarmly that the rider presently began to feel thirsty, socoming to a clear stream of water, he swung himselffrom the saddle and went to drink. As he parted thebushes to get to the water he heard a strange rumbling androaring sound, and looking quickly in the direction from which itcame he saw to his horror an immense dragon lying by thewater-side pinned down by a huge mass of rock which hadrolled down upon the creature as it came to drink. The knights first impulse was to flee, for it is betternot to meddle with dragons, even when accident has renderedthem helpless, but before he could regain his horse thecreature saw him, and cried, Good knight, come and help H7 FOLK TALES OF BEASTS ANjD MEN me, I pray you, to escape from my miserable position: Thisrock upon my back is slowly crushing me to death. The
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