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Prinny True And The Dragon (Paula another failed knight)
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Prinny True And The Dragon (Paula another failed knight) |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England 
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Prinny True And The Dragon These are the tales of those very few underdog knights The ones who were constantly losing their own fights It's not that they were bad they just weren't very good They didn't do the deeds that a knightly knight should It's not that they were lazy they just needed a lot of rest They couldn't help it that they weren't the very best These poor knights had all failed their knightly course And they all sat on something that wasn't really a horse This is the tale of someone we have already met and know It's the Princess True who was saved by the fairy's show This is the story of how she came to be with a dragon It's an odd tale and it includes a potion in a weird flagon Obviously it was the witches fault Prinny True got stuck Everyone knows that a princess in a tower is a sitting duck Let me begin this tale again, I'll begin at the very start Princess True was a lovely maid she had a golden heart She was kind, she was generous and she had quite a smile She lived in a castle, yes don't they all live in a stately pile With her father and mother, the king and queen you see One day, it was a quarter to three, she was drinking her tea When Kingy popped his head around the door of her suite And said Ah True come on, mum has got you a real treat Oh good she replied and smiled brightly at her kingly pa Tell me daddy dearest is it that brand spanking new car Kingy said no it's not. what are you talking about my sweet You can't drive and it's much better to use your little feet Oh she said, her mouth turning just a bit down and sad I was just hoping dad I didn't think you and mum had No he said we've got you a magic set for you to do tricks And an instructor so that you won't get yourself into a fix That's great daddy you know how I like mixing it all up I can make some potions, I'll give you my very first cup Maybe you'd better try them out on someone first instead Use that prisoner the one that was about to loose his head So later that day she unpacked the set of bits and bobs She started after she'd argued with a cook for using his hobs The crone was there to give her some guidance and advice And she mixed the potion up planing to make some mice I don't know exactly what went wrong because she never said She changed the man into a mouse and he fell down dead When she told daddy he went as white as the whitest paste But then remember she was going to give it to him to taste My dear, he said, don't go around giving that to everyone I don't mind at all my sweet, but just think about your mum Okay Pa, True said, so who shall I use to try this stuff out You must have someone you don't really want hanging about What about that man, ah, no I know who I'll use said she That funny little man, what's his name it begins with a T I know who you mean, that jester that's not at all very funny That's him he wanted to be a knight, he looks more like a bunny That's okay dad you're right I'll use him to test the drink If they don't work we won't really miss him, don't you think Well, as you can guess the magic didn't work out very well I think she must have said it wrong it wasn't the right spell For after she'd given the jester a sip of the magic potion He quite suddenly started laughing and crying with emotion The next one she tried had him hopping like a demented frog And the one after that turned the poor man into a huge hog On the next to last one she administered to the failed knight She needed a candle because it had to be cast in the night She called her maid to fetch it as she prepared the room Only the maid came back minus the candle but with a broom No that's not right, said Prinny True in an annoyed voice Why didn't you get a candle it's obligatory it's not a choice The maid called in the page and he fetched in the head cook All I want is a lousy candle, you two stay here, I'll go and look After searching fruitlessly she asked a small boy where they'd be I know, he said, come on your majesty please follow me He showed her the heap of candles and gave her a dozen or thereabout She asked his name and he said I'm Hans I'll show you the way out These candles how do they work? Asked Prinny True of Hans I'll fetch my brothers' majesty they know and of you they're big fans So back to her suite went Prinny True followed by all the boys Her maid whispered True remember missy these are not your toys It' okay these are my friends they're called Hans. Which one Is? Asked the maid a little puzzled by all these mothers sons They're all called Hans, their mum couldn't think of any names So it seems she liked Hans and called them all the same They're going to show me how to make these candles work Because what is that saying, 'many Hans make light work' After that they set the candles into a circle and lit them all Then Prinny True recited the ritual and whispered the magic call The failed knight sat in his chair and wished he was elsewhere Unfortunately for him he wasn't he was still sitting there The thunder rolled and the lightening flashed through the air Did I do that she thought I'd be a huge success at the fair No it wasn't her it was a wizard who was brewing a real spell Sorry to say it was onto her balcony the dragon sort of fell So that's how she ended up with a dragon who wasn't pleased And how by all her friends she was the one they always teased She couldn't leave the dragon at home whenever she went out There had been a nasty accident and she hated mum to shout She had to take the big lump everywhere that she wanted to go A dragon wasn't convenient to park when she was out at a show After Dragon had set alight the stable block and the best throne She moved with Dragon to a cave made entirely of grey stone Marsha Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning [This message has been edited by Marsha (edited 12-05-2000).] |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Many Hans make light work!!!! ha ha oh you're a silly woman thats why I like you so much!! I suppose it would be quite a problem parallel parking the dragon.....oh you nut!! |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Prinny True, and didn't it take a long time getting there? Didn't you like your very own story, well it made me smile. So tell me didn't you get the punchline as soon as it mentioned Hans, I know you did you knew it would be that one.   So which one shall I do next, Prinny and the dress? No I'll have a little ponder, unless you have any favourites you'd like me to try. Thanks love Take care Mushy Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning |
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angelswing Senior Member
since 2000-02-10
Posts 705United Kingdom |
Imagine if that Dragon was trying to light the fire ! Some problems I think . Loved the poem, It had a great rhythem to it, and the clever metaphors and twists added even more to the story it was telling . Thanx . L.of.L. Tom . Don't try, do or do not, there is no try . - Master Yoda - |
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Marsha
since 2000-07-10
Posts 7423Maidstone Kent England |
Angelswing, thank you, these are my fun poems, blame Paula, it's all her and Prinny True's fault. Glad it brought a smile or two. Take care Mushy Marsha < !signature-->Take back the hope you gave,- I claim Only a memory of the same Robert Browning [This message has been edited by Marsha (edited 12-06-2000).] |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
ROTFLMAO....poor poor Prinny True...what oh what will the poor girl do? A dragon to follow her every step...now she wishes the potion her daddy had kept... |
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