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The Dragon and The Boy

A long, long time ago, when
Greece was still young and
dragons roamed freely over the land,
there lived a young boy who loved to
wander amongst the caves high up in
the mountains. One day, when his
wanderings took him higher than
usual, he was surprised to see a baby
dragon lying on a rocky ledge. It
seemed to be weak as if it had not
taken food or drink, and the boy
thought that it had perhaps fallen
down the cliff from somewhere far
above. So he gently carried it home
and gave it fruit and water.
Although his family wanted to kill
it, insisting that as it grew, it would
surely devour their sheep, the boy
begged for the small dragon's life;
and with great reluctance, the
shepherds agreed to spare this
strange pet for the time beeing. But as
it grew, they grew more and more
fearful for their flocks and indeed,
their very lives. so one night, the
shepherds put some strong spirits in
the wine that the dragon shared with
his friend, and when the two fell into
a deep sleep, they carried the dragon
off to a faraway hillside.
Years later, when the boy was
almost a man, he was set upon by a
gang of thugs. When he cried out for
help, it was the dragon, who was now
full grown and could hear his cries
even in his cave high above in his
mountain home, who came to his
rescue. He carried the young man
aay, and cared for him until he was
recovered from his wounds. The
dragon had remembered his old friend.