You see the corpse of the dragon
Defeated in bloody combat
You see the knight
You see his body, no longer moving
No longer breathing or alive
Friends and neighbors
Kings men, ladies, peasants and craftsmen
You say you are unable to imagine
Why would the knight act
He risked his flesh, his future, his well being
He accepted a task, others would have fled
Think if you will what could motivate a knight
To give battle, to give his very existence
Think If the dragon isn't fought
Think if it is allowed to dominate
And rule by tyranny over the all of the land
Think if you will
Who will stand and say that they will not run
Even should they bleed
Perhaps it happens that they will be broken in the end
This magnificent knight
The one who fights, magnificent sword in hand
You already know
It is due to his being the only one who will
And perhaps, he is the only one who can
"Fairy tales do not give a child his first idea of bogey. What fairy tales give the child is his first clear idea of the possible defeat of bogey. The baby has known the dragon intimately ever since he had an imagination. What the fairy tale provides for him is a St. George to kill the dragon." G. K. Chesterton
