“Let there be wicked kings and beheadings, battles and dungeons, giants and dragons, and let the villans be soundly killed at the end of the book. I think it is possible that by confining your child to the blameless stories of life in which nothing at all alarming ever happens, you would fail to banish the terrors, and would succeed in banishing all that can ennoble them or make them endurable.” ThinkingChildrenBookEndsStoriesHappensFailingKingsBattleSucceedOur ChildrenTerrorYour ChildrenGiantsWickedDragonsDungeonsBlameless Author:C. S. Lewis
“A dragon has just flown over the tree-tops and lighted on the beach. Yes, I am afraid it is between us and the ship. And arrows are no use against dragons. And they're not at all afraid of fire." "With your Majesty's leave-" began Reepicheep. "No, Reepicheep," said the King very firmly, "you are not to attempt a single combat with it.” SaidUseFireTreeKingsShipsBeachDragonsCombatMajestyArrowsTree TopsReepicheep Book:The voyage of the Dawn Treader Source: The voyage of the Dawn Treader
“Quickly, the dragon came at him, encouraged As Beowulf fell back; its breath flared, And he suffered, wrapped around in swirling Flames -- a king, before, but now A beaten warrior. None of his comrades Came to him, helped him, his brave and noble Followers; they ran for their lives, fled Deep in a wood. And only one of them Remained, stood there, miserable, remembering, As a good man must, what kinship should mean.” MenShouldMeanRememberKingsBreathsBraveWoodsNobleWarriorMiserableRanFlamesDragonsGood ManFollowersBeatenComradeKinship Book:Beowulf: A New Translation with an Introduction Source: Beowulf: A New Translation with an Introduction