Princess Claudia was hidden on Valentine's
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The Princess and the Dragon
There was once a very beautiful princess named Claudia, who lived in a
very big castle, for her father was the king of Dragoland. The young
princess usually spent her days playing with friends in the castle dungeons. But
one day, Claudia and her chums went for a walk around the castle
walls where there was a forest full of trees. Claudia was the most
beautiful of all her friends. Her long black hair and big brown eyes
meant that people noticed her wherever she went. As they entered the forest,
the girls noticed something moving among the tree branches, but couldn’t see who
or what it was…
Suddenly, an enormous dragon came flying out of the undergrowth and grabbed Claudia
with his claws. Then, as quickly as he had come, the dragon flew
back deeper and deeper into the forest. Terrified, the other girls ran back
to the castle to tell the king what had happened. The King of
Dragoland was so alarmed at hearing the news that his daughter had been
kidnapped by a dragon that he ordered an army of a thousand men
to rescue her. Meanwhile, the dragon had already reached his lair with the
princess.
The young princess was so scared that she kept a close eye on
the dragon’s every movement, for she feared that he would harm her. Suddenly,
the dragon crouched over her and said: “Don’t be afraid, dear princess, I
won’t hurt you. I just want you to be my bride.” Claudia was
astonished by this, for she had never imagined a dragon could like her.
After a few minutes, she answered: “But dragon, I don’t want to be
your bride. I want to marry Prince Nicholas. Moreover, you are a dragon
and I am a girl and you should find a lady dragon to
love you.”
Listening to young princess Claudia, the dragon reflected for a few minutes and
then said: ”Princess Claudia, I think you’re right. I should find a bride who
is just like me, but when I saw you in the forest you
were so beautiful… I’m very sorry for having imprisoned you in my lair.”
Right at that moment, the king’s thousand soldiers burst into the dragon’s cave
to save the princess. Seeing they were about to shoot the dragon, Claudia
shouted: “Noooo! Don’t shoot, he hasn’t harmed me! Stop!” Then the dragon set
his claw on the ground for the princess to climb up, and took
her to the entrance of the lair where her father the king was
waiting. And that was how the dragon understood that he should respect the
princess Claudia’s advice, and look for a lady dragon to share the rest
of his life with. THE END
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