The art of killing dragons

    Once upon a time a boy lived in a small mountain village. He was handsome, clever and very smart. He quickly learned everything that adults living in the same village could teach him: he had long been able to make clay dishes, weave, fish, he was the best hunter and the most skilled rider.

    Once, an old man descended from the highest mountain into the village, who said to him:

    “You have learned everything that your relatives can give you.” Come with me and I will teach you the art of killing dragons. This is a very ancient art, and it requires a lot of time, effort and desire. Few are able to master it. But you are also an unusual boy.

    And the boy agreed.

    And then they left this village and secluded themselves in an abandoned castle, where the old man began to teach him the art of killing dragons. It took the boy many years to master all the skills. Even after the death of the old man, he persistently continued to train, following from memory his advice.

    And then one day he realized that he had mastered the art of killing dragons. And then he went around all the forests of the Earth, all the fields and countries in search of a dragon and did not find him anywhere. Then he decided to climb the highest mountain and explore the Earth from its height. He spent a few more years of his life on the path to this mountain and on the ascent, but, having climbed the mountain, he did not see a dragon anywhere. And then he realized that no dragon had long been left on Earth.

    And then he went down the mountain to a small mountain village, where he found the smartest, most talented boy who had long known everything that the inhabitants of his village could tell him, and began to teach him the art of killing dragons.

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