"Burst, dragon!"
The Pea Emperor, who heard all this, could not sleep all night long, even when it grew so still that one might have heard a fly buzz; he waited for daylight with the utmost impatience.
When he rose the next morning the old servant had vanished. He went out of the palace, and what did he behold? The scattered corpses of nine dragons, which he gave to the ravens. While thanking God for having preserved his life and delivered him from disgrace, he heard a sweet voice say:
"Your compassion for the poor man saved you. Always be charitable."
The Morning Star and The Evening Star.
nce upon a time something extraordinary happened. If it had not happened it would not be told.