Never having been one for reading,Beth didn't waste time reading
all the other tales in "Saga of the Damned" but
flipped to page 33 "Tale of the Thrice Cursed Dragons Crown"
It began
"Once apon a time there was a King who had three daughters but no
sons to become kings after he died.
So he sent his daughters on quests,to prove themselves
worthy of ruling the Kingdom.
To the youngest he assigned the quest of retrieving the
Dragons Crown from a fierce and greedy dragon that had its lair
high above the Straits of the Clashing Rocks.
"Bring me back the Dragons Crown" saeth good King Olaf"or never return"
Now the youngest daughter was Princess Grimmelda,and she was short and looked
like a 10 year old boy,namely the ruffian who picked up scraps
from the floor where the dogs sat.
Princess Grimmelda thought and thought,and spake and spake,but
no menfolk wanted to crew the Kings ship with her aboard.
" She'll bring us bad luck,no women aboard any longboat I sail in"
said Leif the Obstinate to the other potential crew and companions
for the Quest