THE DRAGON JEWEL PRINCE LOFTY was theone who was to go tobring the dragon jewelHe was a great boaster anda great coward. Of course he intended tiget the dragon jewel, butyou may be sure he didnot propose to take thetrouble himself. He called together agreat crowd of his ser-vants and soldiers… … 69 money for their needs and told them to begone and not to show themselves again untilthey brought him the dragon jewel. The men took the money quickly enoughand went away, but not to find the dragonjewel. What did they care about it ? They did not believe that there was such athing, and if there…
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