1. The Fifty-First Dragon by Heywood Broun
... ). Fifty years later, a simple pride in one's belongings is the origin behind the fire-drake's reign of pain and suffering to the humans and his own death. A robber steals the dragon's treasure cup and the creature decides, "to requite with fire the theft of the cup" (l. 1407). The burning of the villages attracts Beowulf's attention and once again a creature is slain ... land and he becomes a hero. This instills a strong pride in himself that he cannot give up. Beowulf mentions, in his speech to his thanes before the attack on the fire-dragon: "Many an ordeal I endured in youth," and it...
... reason, Amaterasu is given the highest respect and is treated as the chief deity. Susano-no-mikoto is the brother of Amaterasu; his journey included the slaying of an evil dragon. The sword and mirror he used in battle are preserved in shrines. The family is seen as the main mechanism by which traditions are preserved. A family or clan is known ... ...
... reason, Amaterasu is given the highest respect and is treated as the chief deity. Susano-no-mikoto is the brother of Amaterasu; his journey included the slaying of an evil dragon. The sword and mirror he used in battle are preserved in shrines. The family is seen as the main mechanism by which traditions are preserved. A family or clan is known ... ...
... and soup for breakfast. They have bean cakes for a special treat. Instead of saying "You eat like a pig" when someone eats fast and sloppy, they say, "You eat like little dragon." Instead of saying "You"re a slowpoke," they say, "Don't be such a turtle." They also call each other "Chan" after they say the first name of the person they are addressing ... ...
... into this story, all varying in their own way. From pompous kings to sly diplomats, from ordinary people - both men and women - caught up in the horrors of war to dragon fliers, they must all play their part in the battles which lay waste to country after country. The advantage to this is that the story can be told from many ... ...
... many comrades. The soldiers provided physical, and more importantly, spiritual support for each other during the horrible times that they were enduring. Even the almighty Beowulf couldn"t defeat the powerful dragon without the help of his nephew, Wiglaf. No man can be an island, because everybody relies on another person, another piece of the continent, to be able to survive. Essay ... ...