MicroSFF , 1 month ago "Fairy tales are more than true," the princess read. "Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." The dragon considered this. "What of kings?" "What of them?" "Do fairy tales say how kings can be beaten?" "Yes. By dragons..." #MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories (With apologies and thanks to Neil Gaiman and G.K. Chesterton.)
"Fairy tales are more than true," the princess read. "Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."
The dragon considered this. "What of kings?"
"What of them?"
"Do fairy tales say how kings can be beaten?"
"Yes. By dragons..."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories (With apologies and thanks to Neil Gaiman and G.K. Chesterton.)
GustavinoBevilacqua , 1 month ago @MicroSFF I misread "dragons can be eaten" :blobfacepalm:
@MicroSFF
I misread "dragons can be eaten" :blobfacepalm:
coyoty , 1 month ago @GustavinoBevilacqua @MicroSFF How To Eat Fried Wyrms.
@GustavinoBevilacqua @MicroSFF How To Eat Fried Wyrms.