Micro SF/F by O. Westin on Nostr: "Fairy tales are more than true," the princess read. "Not because they tell us that ...
"Fairy tales are more than true," the princess read. "Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."
The dragon considered this. "What of kings?"
"What of them?"
"Do fairy tales say how kings can be beaten?"
"Yes. By dragons..."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
(With apologies and thanks to Neil Gaiman and G.K. Chesterton.)
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