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Disagreeable

December 10, 2022 17 Comments

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The scaly couple had lived together a long time, even for dragons.

“How was your day, dear?” asked Grizelda.

Brand snorted. A wisp of sulfurous smoke wafted toward the stalactites. “During my constitutional, I encountered a most disagreeable knight.”

Grizelda shifted on their hoard. Gold coins cascaded, tinkling like rain. “Well, were you plundering a castle again?”

“I’m a dragon!” roared Brand. “That’s part of the job description.” BELCH.

Grizelda shook her snout. “How rude. Were you raised in a barn?”

Brand pointed at his rumbling belly with a claw the length of a sword. “Rude? He’s still disagreeing with me.”

By Henry Herz

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  1. Stella says

    December 10, 2022 at 7:08 am

    Great story! Loved it!

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  2. Howard Dart Humeston says

    December 10, 2022 at 8:46 am

    Cute

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  3. Derek says

    December 10, 2022 at 9:27 am

    Ah that’s dragons for you 🙂

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  4. Patricia Stott-Prince says

    December 10, 2022 at 9:35 am

    Great that I got an unexpected chuckle at the end…

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  5. Jillian Collette says

    December 10, 2022 at 11:57 am

    Love the ending 🙂

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  6. JK Hayward-Trout says

    December 10, 2022 at 12:03 pm

    Fun story!

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  7. 2912 says

    December 10, 2022 at 12:35 pm

    Tightened and clear fairy tale. Nicely done.

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  8. Cathryn says

    December 10, 2022 at 12:50 pm

    Hello Henry,

    Perfect! I appreciated the typical banter between the long-married couple.

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  9. Valli says

    December 10, 2022 at 1:00 pm

    Kudos… lovely read…

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  10. Leo says

    December 10, 2022 at 3:12 pm

    Saw it coming — and happy when it arrived — gulp.

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  11. Liz says

    December 10, 2022 at 10:49 pm

    Splendid!

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  12. Yogi says

    December 11, 2022 at 1:13 am

    Ha ha..looking forward to the book:)

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  13. Meryl Stacey Hulber says

    December 11, 2022 at 5:35 am

    Great. Short and to the point, well crafted story.

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  14. Julie Haworth says

    December 14, 2022 at 7:10 am

    Ha Ha … love it

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  15. David Higham says

    December 14, 2022 at 7:44 am

    I laughed out loud and so did my wife when I read it to her. Thank you for brightening our day.

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  16. Mary Daurio says

    December 14, 2022 at 11:37 am

    A great story. Still smiling.

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  17. Bud says

    December 14, 2022 at 5:27 pm

    Ralph and Alice Kramden as a dragon couple… very funny!

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