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The redDragon
and
The whiteDragon
by Simoncini Emma
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The king ofWales is
Vortigern."I want anew bigfortress"
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"Look! Youbuild myfortress
there, onthe hill."
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Men startthe hardwork butevery day
the fortressfalls.
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King calls hiscourtiers
together andthey say:"You mustfind a child
and kill him!"
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Knights seea child in thevillage nearVortigern's
fortress:"Come with
us!"
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"Tomorrowyou will be
killed!""Please,
don't kill me!I know whyyour fortress
falls!"
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"There aretwo sleepingdragons in
the hill. Theirmovements
cause the fallof yourtowers!"
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"Knights...get outdragons
and the hillwill befree!!!"
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As soon asthey discover
them, thedragons
wake up andgo out..."
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Immediatelya furious
fight startsbetweenthe two
animals...
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The whitedragon flies
fasterand....
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...the longwhite tail
hitsthe red
dragon...
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...its whitenails
scratchthe redbody...
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... and thewhite teeth
bitein the red
neck!!!
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The poorred dragon
appearsdeadbut....
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... gets up,opens
its big redwingsand ...
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... flies overthe whitedragon
thatfalls down!
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The fight islong.
The reddragon killsthe other
animal withits sharpteeth and
wins!
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"Knights,take the
dragon andbring him tomy fortress"
the Kingorders!
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"Boy,stay with us
at thefortress,
and...what's your
name?""I'm Merlin"
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Merlin lives,from thatday, in the
new fortressof the King.Where is thered dragon?
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It lives inthe fortresssecret, it is a
friend ofMerlin (it can
speak withhim!) but...
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... you cansee it
everywhere,because
it isin the
Welsh flag!
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Source: - W. Jenkyn Thomas, The Welsh Fairy Book(London: T. Fisher Unwin, Ltd., n.d. [first published 1907]),pp. 66-70.- http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/merlin.html
- Edited by Simoncini Emma