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The K night and the D ragon. THE legend of the hero of Bratislava (pressburg). In ancient times the ruler of Bratislava Castle was a prince . Everybody was unhappy because in Bratislava lived a dragon who had three heads .
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TheKnight and theDragon THE legend of the hero of Bratislava (pressburg)
In ancient times the ruler of Bratislava Castle was a prince . Everybodywasunhappybecause in Bratislava lived a dragonwho had threeheads.
People were afraid of the dragon because he had destroyed everything they had. Nobodywanted to fightwiththedragon. Everybodywas so scared.
Once a man went to the place where the dragon lived and asked him: “Why have you destroyed everything?“ The dragon answered: “In spring, when I wake up from my long winter sleep, I want a girl. Notonlynowbuteveryyear. Then I‘ll leave you alone“.
The man told the prince what the dragon had said. The prince agreed and people brought a girl who had to go to the dragon. They repeated it every year. Thegirls‘ nameswerewritten on a stone. After eleven years it was the prince‘s daughter’s turn. Hernamewas Dúbravka.
Everyone cried in the town because Dúbravka was the daughter of the prince. Suddenly a man came to the town. HisnamewasGeorge. He asked them: “Why are you crying?“ “We are crying because the dragon has the prince‘s daughter,“ somebody answered.
George didn‘t wait, but went to the dragon‘s place immediately. He had a longspear and a horse. He was absolutely fearless.
When George found the dragon, he cut off one of his heads. Butthedragon had two more heads. It wasn‘t a problem for him and he cut off theother two heads as well.
George defeated the dragon and saved Dúbravka. Theprincegavehimhisdaughter. He also wanted to give him a part of his kingdom, but George didn‘t accept it. There was a town near Bratislava and the prince called it St.George. St.Georgeisthetrueheroof Bratislava.
Thankyouforyourattention. Ladislav Piatrik Peine,Germany