Written on December 27, 2013
Prompt: Without a doubt, it is easier to persuade a dragon to take his medicine than to try to simply force him to.
Without a doubt, it is easier to persuade a dragon to take his medicine than to try to simply force him to. This soon became apparent to Morin when Jackson, the young but ferocious and fiery beast hiding in the garage, fell ill. Morin, needless to say, hadn’t the faintest idea about dragon sicknesses, but made a guess that they were at least similar to a human’s, and from Jackson’s symptoms he surmised that what he’d caught was akin to the human common cold. From the drug store down the street, Morin bought some bacon-flavoured cough syrup, which he poured sparingly over the creature’s supper of raw beef, irradiated to fit his tastes. However, this soon proved futile when Jackson, about to fall prey to Morin’s trick, gave the food a whiff and stuck his tongue out in disgust. Morin didn’t know what else to do, so he, again, walked down the street, but this time to the jeweler. With his budget (limited only by his perspective) he was able to buy a few pounds of 24 carat gold and lugged it all back to his house. He then stepped into the garage and tried to reason with Jackson, which quickly proved more effective, as Morin was able to bribe the dragon into drinking the entire bottle of cough syrup in exchange for the several pounds of gold.
Without a doubt, it is easier to persuade a dragon to take his medicine than to try to simply force him to. This soon became apparent to Morin when Jackson, the young but ferocious and fiery beast hiding in the garage, fell ill. Morin, needless to say, hadn’t the faintest idea about dragon sicknesses, but made a guess that they were at least similar to a human’s, and from Jackson’s symptoms he surmised that what he’d caught was akin to the human common cold. From the drug store down the street, Morin bought some bacon-flavoured cough syrup, which he poured sparingly over the creature’s supper of raw beef, irradiated to fit his tastes. However, this soon proved futile when Jackson, about to fall prey to Morin’s trick, gave the food a whiff and stuck his tongue out in disgust. Morin didn’t know what else to do, so he, again, walked down the street, but this time to the jeweler. With his budget (limited only by his perspective) he was able to buy a few pounds of 24 carat gold and lugged it all back to his house. He then stepped into the garage and tried to reason with Jackson, which quickly proved more effective, as Morin was able to bribe the dragon into drinking the entire bottle of cough syrup in exchange for the several pounds of gold.