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THE CURE OF THE GULPER
“No, my child; the dragons and monsters are not all gone. There are just as many as ever there were, and they are just as powerful and wicked, only we fight them differently now. We do not send for a good fairy, but for some other kind of dragon.
“Not long ago, and not far away, there was a farming country of great thrift and prosperity, but much handicapped by the smallness of its horses, — the best of these could carry only a small load, — so every one was surprised, and later on delighted, when a philosopher brought them a wonderful monster that was stronger than a thousand horses. This was called a Gulper, and it drew the heaviest loads as ..text pokračuje