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    Perspectives on a Dragon
    Perspectives on a Dragon
    Perspectives on a Dragon
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    Perspectives on a Dragon

    By Tabitha Ormiston-Smith

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    Perspectives: In this pair of short stories, the same event is narrated from two very different viewpoints.

    The Last Dragon: An old king with three sons. A dragon menacing the farmlands. A noble quest. One son is strong, one clever and the other one is Lorn. Which will defeat the dragon and inherit his father's kingdom?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTabitha Ormiston-Smith
    Release dateFeb 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301446353
    Perspectives on a Dragon
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    Tabitha Ormiston-Smith

    Tabitha Ormiston-Smith was born and continues to age. Dividing her time between her houses in Melbourne and the country, she is ably assisted in her editing business and her other endeavours by Ferret, the three-legged bandit.

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      Perspectives on a Dragon - Tabitha Ormiston-Smith

      PERSPECTIVES ON A DRAGON

      Tabitha Ormiston-Smith

      Copyright Tabitha Ormiston-Smith 2010

      Smashwords edition

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to www.smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Perspectives on a Dragon Part I - The Young Prince Lorn and the Dragon’s Hoard

      Perspectives on a Dragon Part II - Breakfast

      The Last Dragon

      PART I – THE YOUNG PRINCE LORN AND THE DRAGON’S HOARD

      Once upon a time, in a far-off land, there lived an old king who had three sons. The two older sons were fine young men: handsome and courageous. All the maidens would sigh as they passed through the village on their way to and from the hunt, their mighty sinews rippling in the sunlight.

      But the young prince Lorn was a dreamer of dreams, a singer of songs and a teller of tales. He inhabited another world, different from that of his brothers, a world of clouds and rainbows, of dreams, legends and ideas.

      Needless to say, this did not greatly endear Lorn to his father. He was unskilled in the hunt, useless at Harvest time, and generally absent in time of battle. Although Lorn did not lack courage, he was small and slight, unable to compete with his brothers in the fields of arms or the hunt, and frequently beaten up by them for having been too clever after dinner.

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