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THE ISLAND OF THE NINE WHIRLPOOLS
THE ISLAND OF THE NINE WHIRLPOOLS (The Book of Dragons -1901- by E. Nesbit) The dark arch that led to the witch’s cave was hung with a black-and-yellow fringe of live snakes. As the Queen went in, keeping carefully in the middle of the arch, all the snakes lifted their wicked, flat heads and stared…
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LAST OF THE DRAGONS
LAST OF THE DRAGONS (Public Domain Story) Of course you know that dragons were once as common as motor-omnibuses are now, and almost as dangerous. But as every well-brought-up prince was expected to kill a dragon, and rescue a princess, the dragons grew fewer and fewer till it was often quite hard for a princess…
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THE DRAGON OF LOSHY HILL
THE DRAGON OF LOSHY HILL (A folklore retold by BoSt) The Dragon of Loshy Hill or Nunnington dragon is a legendary beast from the folklore of Yorkshire, England. This dragon had a terrible temper and a voracious(rapacious) appetite for meat; resultantly, wherever he went, he waylaid death and devastation in his path. Unfortunately, non of…
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KNUCKERS IN FLOLKLORE
KNUCKERS IN FLOLKLORE The most famous Knucker lived, according to legend, at Lyminster. The Knucker apparently caused a lot of suffering (woe), consuming large amounts of local livestock and even villagers, and so it was decided to slay the monster dragon. A number of different legends recount how this was done. One version has the…
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DRAGONS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY
DRAGONS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY DRAGONS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY The very first mention of a “dragon” in Ancient Greece is derived from the classic Iliad where Agamemnon is described as having a blue dragon motif on his sword belt and a three-headed dragon emblem on his breast plate. Keep in mind however, that the Greek word…
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THE LEGEND OF WEN SHI ( LONG MU)
LEGEND OF WEN SHI (LONG MU) (BoSt Version of the Story: Wen Shi -The Mother of the Dragons) During the Qin Dynasty, in the Teng District of Guangdong Province a second girl child, named Wen Shi, was born to Wen Tianrui and Liang Shi. Wen Shi often frequented the banks of the nearby Xi River…
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HEROIC PRINCE STEZOR AND THE DRAGON
HEROIC PRINCE STEZOR AND THE DRAGON (Story by BoSt) ( BoSt rendition of an old legend, a popular Serbian fairy tale) In the far-off land of Orownoz the enlightened and fair-minded King Zonen was at his wits end; his once peaceful kingdom was plagued by a terrible curse. Every now and then a sheep, ox…
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2025 HOROSCOPE (YEAR OF THE SNAKE CHINESE ANIMAL) PREDICTIONS
DRAGON’S PREDICTIONS FOR THE 2025 SNAKE YEAR 1- 2025 Chinese Animal Predictions for the Rat The Rat can look forward to another auspicious year during the year of the Snake, and while they may encounter some tense moments during the year, they will easily overcome this at its early stage and move forward on a…