3077. The seven-headed dragon © Bruce Goodman 6 January 2025

It was pretty devastating when Princess Hedwig was captured by a seven-headed dragon and locked in a dungeon. Already I am discerning some elements of doubt in the minds of readers about the veracity of this story. Would it help if I said that the seven-headed dragon was really a wicked neighbouring prince in disguise? There now – all is believable once again. The king made a proclamation that anyone who slayed the seven-headed dragon and freed the princess could marry her. What happened? The wicked neighbouring prince pretended to kill the seven-headed dragon himself by producing seven lizard tongues and saying they were from the dragon he had killed. He thus married the princess. She was locked in a dungeon and was utterly miserable for years. One day she managed to grab hold of a concrete block that had come loose in the dungeon. She whacked it over the heads of the seven-headed dragon (who was, as you know, the wicked neighbouring prince in disguise). The prince was dead. The princess at last was free. But there is not one set of laws for blue collar workers and another set of laws for princesses. The judge threw Princess Hedwig into a dungeon for murder and she was utterly miserable for the rest of her life. Contact Author Back to Index Next Story Previous Story