BOST DRAGON STORIES

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  • THE FIERY DRAGON-THE HEART OF STONE AND THE HEART OF GOLD (REVISED BY BOST)

    THE FIERY DRAGON-THE HEART OF STONE AND THE HEART OF GOLD (REVISED BY BOST) (The Book of Dragons -1901- by E. Nesbit) The adorable little Princess residing (since baby) in a high tower, always woke in her little white bed at crack of dawn when the starlings began to chatter in the pearl-gray morning. As…

  • THE DEATH OF FAFNIR THE DRAGON (REVISED 2025- PART 2)

    THE DEATH OF FAFNIR THE DRAGON (REVISED 2025 – PART 2) Sibling rivalry exists among families of every race; there is nothing new there. What is interesting, however, is when it also manifests among the Gods and Immortals of ancient lore. It so happened that Regin the Dwarf was consumed with utter hatred for his…

  • THE ORIGIN OF FAFNIR THE DRGON (REVISED 2025)

    THE ORIGIN OF FAFNIR THE DRAGON (REVISED 2025) The story of Fafnir is the story of how craving after material wealth destroys those who indulge in it. In this story the Dragon, and the Dragon’s treasure, came to symbolize the power of Greed. Now the moral is out of the way, just sit back and…

  • LEGENDS OF RED AND WHITE DRAGONS AND MERLIN (REVISED 2025)

    LEGENDS OF RED AND WHITE DRAGONS AND MERLIN (REVISED 2025) One could expect that the legends surrounding Merlin the Mage in Arthurian legend would contain tales of dragons, and so they do. Merlin’s dragons, in fact, appeared when the Romans first invaded Britain, well before Arthur took over the throne and long before Merlin was born.…

  • THE DRAGON LONGZE AND THE LOST DAUGHTER BERDIS (PART 2)

    THE DRAGON LONGZE AND THE LOST DAUGHTER BERDIS – PART 2 (ORIGINAL STORY BY BOST) Temuz’s feet was suddenly bolted to the ground and, with his arms fastened to either side of him like led weights, try as he might he could not move a single muscle, nor could he take a single step forward.…

  • MONKEY AND THE TIGER ARE IN DISPUTE REGARDING GRASS’ HUE

    MONKEY AND THE TIGER ARE IN DISPUTE REGARDING GRASS’ HUE (Revised by Bost) The Monkey sitting on the thick branch of an ancient tree, oblivious of the midday sun’s heat, told the Tiger resting in cool comfort of the shadows below, with sure tone: “The grass is blue.” The Tiger replied: “No, the grass is…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • THE DUKE LOVES DRAGONS

    THE DUKE LOVES DRAGONS Since the days of the cave man home has been more than the structure that gives us shelter from the elements. We abhor the emptiness of bare surfaces and strive to make our living space into something that expresses our individuality, a place that defines us as much as it displays…