The Dragon's Cottage

By Mary Catelli

When the dragon does not come for the annual maiden to devour, the knight Theodore sets out for adventures, hoping to find what the dragon is doing.

He finds more than he thought he would.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wizard's Wood Press
• Release date: Jan 1, 2015
• ISBN: 9781942564126

Mary Catelli

Mary Catelli is an avid reader of fantasy, science fiction, history, fairy tales, philosophy, folklore and a lot of other things. (Including the backs of cereal boxes.) Which, in due course, overflowed into writing fantasy (and some science fiction).

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The Dragon's Cottage

Mary Catelli

Published by Wizard's Wood Press, 2015.

This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

THE DRAGON'S COTTAGE

First edition. January 1, 2015.

Copyright © 2015 Mary Catelli.

ISBN: 978-1942564126

Written by Mary Catelli.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Author's Note

The Dragon's Cottage

Also By Mary Catelli

Author's Note

The dragon in this story is based not on the dragons out of western European folklore, but those found in eastern European fairy tales.  Where they tended to be not the behemoths you find in modern fantasy, but rather closer to human size.

Which has a number of consequences. . . .

The Dragon's Cottage

She sat by the fire.  It did not make her feel warmer—she pulled her shawl closer—but the flames, pale as candlelight, shed the only light.  At times, she was glad that this was only a low cottage, with four rooms.  It was smaller than those of many peasants, but a castle would only hold so many more dark corners.

The low sibilant voice echoed from the doorway.  The horse takes three days, to go, to come, and Midsummer's Day—

Margarita surged to her feet.  She