Chapter 16: The Dragon Is Dead (Not Associated with the Text)
Once upon a time, there was a princess in the kingdom who had fair skin and big playful eyes.
Well, that's standard for all princesses.
She has a voracious mouth and a round body at the same time.
That's right, that's very distinctive.
The people of the kingdom would always make fun of their princess, for example, the princess's fingers were called ten fat caterpillars, for example, the princess's fat cheeks were compared to the fifteenth moon, and the princess's attendants were also to participate in the peace.
"Our princess---- even her hair is old-fashioned flaxen, short hair, nine out of ten girls in the embroidery shop are this color, our princess, oops..."
When the princess heard this, she cried so angrily that she wet her pillow, and choked up on the air to complain about the superficial human beings, and ate a box of desserts to suppress her shock.
From time to time, news comes that the princess of the realm has been kidnapped by the evil mage again this morning, and the princess of the neighboring country has been captured by the dragon for the third time this month, and similarly, there are always countless handsome warriors who will come to their rescue.
But no one, no creature, had ever beaten her mind, the princess thought sadly.
She came to the high platform angrily and shouted to the sky: "You have the ability to kidnap me, you little bastards!" ”
A dragon groan was heard from afar, and the princess looked up excitedly, and continued to shout in the direction of the voice: "I see your tail pointed!" Don't be cowardly! ”
A huge jujube red dragon flew in front of the princess from the clouds, and it flicked its tail: "How do you see my tail is pointed?" ”
The princess jumped around, and she said, "Come near me and I'll tell you!" ”
The dragon obediently came closer.
"No, come closer!"
The dragon leaned forward again.
The princess's round body bounced violently, and her two chubby arms strangled one of the dragon's feet.
The dragon flew into the air in fright, and carefully grasped the princess to prevent her from slipping, and it accused, "You lied to me, you certainly didn't see the tip of my tail just now." ”
"That's right, I'm a bad princess, so you're going to punish me now, like taking me back to your home."
"I'm a good dragon with magnanimity, I forgive you, you don't want to come home with me."
"No! Then I'll stick to your paws and draw lots and lots of mushrooms on your fingernails! ”
"I hate mushrooms!"
"In addition to mushrooms, I'm going to draw turnips!"
"I hate turnips too!" The dragon deflated, "Alright, you little scoundrel, I'll take you home." ”
So the princess was kidnapped for the first time in her life.
The princess came to the dragon's island, and every day she looked to the left and right with her eyes shining, staring at the calm sea, but she did not wait for a boat to save her.
A week later, the princess crouched on the ground in frustration and cried, and the dragon was awakened, and it stretched out the tip of its tail and rubbed the princess's shaggy hair: "Don't cry, you see, there's a boat over there." ”
When the princess heard this, she burst into tears and laughed, and hurriedly ran to the side and waved her hands: "I'm here!" I am here! ”
The people on the boat asked, "Who are you?" ”
"I'm a princess who was captured by a dragon, are you here to save me?"
"Princess?" The man scoffed, "Why don't you have hair like gold?" ”
The princess was aggrieved: "This, this is innate." ”
"Then why are your clothes dirty and torn?"
"Because my maid is not with me."
"But I've never seen that princess as fat as you." The man sneered mercilessly: "The dragon must have seen that you were delicious before he caught you." ”
"Then you won't save me?"
"You're not a princess, why should I save you?"
With that, the ship faded away.
The princess froze for a moment, then fell to the ground again in agony, her tears darting out one by one, despite the filthy mud staining her cheeks.
The dragon looked at her, flapped its wings to obscure the sun, and flew out to sea, grabbing the mast of the boat and tossing it over in the waves.
The dragon flew back and said cautiously, "Look, I helped you bully back." ”
The princess raised her head and wiped her nose with her sleeve, and continued to weep.
The dragon crossed his steps and spoke again: "Don't cry, I'll let you play with my claws." ”
The princess sobbed, "Your claws are hard and thick, what is there to net." ”
The dragon spread out its claws and washed in the sea: "You see, the other dragons are all black-clawed, but mine is the pink claw." ”
The princess turned her eyes and saw that the dragon's claws were soft and pink, so she stopped crying, and fell asleep in the dragon's pink claws.
The princess gave up being rescued, and she decided to live with the polite dragon with pink claws.
"Dragon, why are you so nice to me?" The princess asked, "The people laughed at me, they thought I was chubby, and they thought my hair was like a dry straw." ”
"But I like your round belly, soft arms, and pink chin." The dragon blinked, "You're soft as cotton, I'm afraid of breaking you, and I want you to be even softer." ”
"What about the hair? You dragons don't like golden things the most. ”
"I'll admit it, but you're you, if I don't have Pink Claw Claw and only Black Claw, do you hate me?"
The princess kissed the dragon's fingernails happily: "No, even if other dragons have rainbow-like claws, I only like you." ”
The dragon is kind to the princess, but the princess is still getting thinner, and there is no candy box that the princess loves, no blueberry cake that the princess is used to, and no delicious meals prepared by the chef.
(A digression, blueberry cake is super delicious)
The island was only sour fruits, dried flesh brought back by dragons, and clear water with the smell of earth.
The princess was depressed, and the dragon asked worriedly, "My princess, what do you want, I'll help you bring it back." ”
"I want my soft pillows, fragrant quilts, and sweet maids."
"I can send you home if you wish."
"No!" The princess cried weakly, "No one loves me as much as you do, and after so long, I will come home in such a mess that I will become the object of ridicule of everyone." ”
The dragon began to fly away from the island every day, bringing back crates of gold and silver jewelry, all sorts of satin robes, and golden jewels that filled the entire lair.
The princess sat angrily in the pile of jewels: "What are you doing, these are not what I want!" ”
The dragon smiled: 'This will be what you want. ’
The dragon's criminal banditry has finally angered the kingdoms, and they have assembled a group of brave warriors, led by the prince, to go to the island to defeat the dragon.
The dragon gently took the princess by the collar, let her sit in his pink paws, bathe, change into a clean and gorgeous dress, and bring the glittering jewels.
"Look at me." The princess smiled and said, "I never thought I would be able to wear such a thin skirt, but now I don't have a round belly, soft arms, or a pink chin." ”
Dragon: "Just as you don't have golden hair, I still love you even when you become skinny, with a small spindle on your chin and a white swan on your neck." ”
The dragon flew out of the cave with the princess and roared at the people who had come to fight against him: "Come, despicable human, I have a princess in my hand, see who can save her!" ”
The princess was stunned, and began to struggle frantically, scolding, and shouting in defense to the crowd that rushed forward in frenzy, but her weak, small voice was drowned out in the war.
The dragon is dead.
Its head was cut off by the prince himself, who was handsome, tall, blond, and had a brave and fearless smile, which the princess had longed for.
The prince took the slender and beautiful princess, and the three ships of gold, silver and jewels, and the princess finally returned home, and her people would no longer think that their princess was round.
The courage of the princess was praised by the fluttering of flowers, the princess's slender fingers like willow branches, the beautiful cheeks of the princess like jade, and the princess's flaxen-colored hair as soft as satin.
The princess rejected the prince's marriage proposal and her fragrant bed, missing the dragon's bouncy pink claws.
No one will ever love her as much as it does, whether she's round or skinny.
Years later, when the princess became queen, she came to the high platform, looked at the blue sky, and couldn't help shouting, "Come and kidnap me!" ”
Nothing responded to her.
"Come on, don't be cowardly!"
Birds flew by, and white clouds lingered.
The princess fell to her knees crying, unable to sob.
The dragon is dead
The princess grew up