Tag: dragon
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THE DRAGON’S PEARL
THE DRAGON’S PEARL Once upon a time in Shu province a widowed woman and her only son lived in a thatched hut by the banks of the Min River. Now they were very poor and since the mother was old and ailing the young boy from an early age was burdened with the responsibility of…
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THE THREE EVILS
THE THREE EVILS – (A Chinese Folktale re-written by BoSt) Once upon a time, there lived an eccentric young man by the name of Dschou Tschu. He wore a high hat on his head adorned with two pheasants’ wings; his garments were woven of embroidered silk, and at his side hung the Dragon-spring sword. He had…
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THE DRAGON KING’S DAUGHTER
DRAGON KING’S DAUGHTER RETOLD BY BoSt Once upon a time there was a hard-working student named Liu Yi, who lived in the central region of China near the great lakes. He was on his way home from the State Examinations, when his horse bolted and took the wrong turn, galloping quite a distance before he could…
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THE PRINCE AND THE DRAGON
THE PRINCE AND THE DRAGON (Story by BoSt) ( BoSt rendition of an old legend, a popular Serbian fairy tale) Part 1 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…
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KIYOHIME AND THE HEARTLESS PRIEST
KIYOHIME AND THE HEARTLES PRIEST ( A JAPANESE FOLKLORE REVISED BY BOST) According to Japanese folklore Kiyohime (or simply Kiyo) was the daughter of a village headman named Shōji, on the Hidaka riverbank. The family was wealthy enough to entertain and provide lodging for traveling priests, who often passed by on their way to a…
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THE ETERNAL LOVE OF THE BLUE MOON DRAGON
THE ETERNAL LOVE OF THE BLUE MOON DRAGON (An Original Dragon Love Story by BoSt) Once upon a time on an enchanted island far, far away there was a mighty Blue Dragon, the last of his kind, who inhabited a majestic mountain cave. Long before he was born a meteorite crashed into this Planet and…
