The Fearsome Dragon and the Young Knight

There was a low grumbling emitted from the cave

Outside the entrance were large rocks and many bones

Trembling, the young knight stepped forward. his knees knocking

It was so dark in that place and he feared the groans

He knew he had to enter and kill the Dragon

That much was fore told in the book of their great king

But how was he suppose to slay this mighty beast?

With just his sword, he needed to think of something

As he tiptoed forward he heard that sound again

It must be a very angry Dragon in there

The book told of many knights who had gone before

But none had returned alive, he was full of despair

Slowly he moved forward, step by step he entered

Standing there, he let his eye get use to the dark

He looked around and found many more bones scattered

With a lump in his throat, his quest he had to embark

This young knight started to walk further in the cave

It was very hard to see where he was treading

With his sword in hand he peered around the corner

Before him was the dragon, sat on his bedding

The dragon is not as big as he had first thought

Large scales and a long tail with a sharp point at the end

Its eyes were big and sad as if he`d been crying

The knight was so unsure, should he kill or befriend

Feeling in his heart that the dragon wouldn`t hurt him

The knight put down his weapon and smiled at the beast

It nodded its head and sort of smiled back at him

That instant they knew that the hostilities had ceased

From that very moment on, the two were great friends

The dragon showed him the bones were beasts of the wood

The young knight knew he wanted to help the dragon

Now he would tell the king that everything was good

So he devised a good plan that would save them both

The knight would slay the dragon and get his reward

The dragon would leave his cave by night and fly off

All would be happy and they would meet up abroad.

The plan worked and all were content for many years

But sadly the truth is that dragons out live knights

So he returned to his cave and resumed his life

Reaping mayhem and terror through the winter nights.

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