Fire and Stone (1989)

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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When the dragon comes swooping down with its tongue of flickering fire, only Min and Podo have the foresight to feed it what it seems to want from them.

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For my Parents -- L. D. M.

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Once upon a time there was a country that lived in fear of a dragon.

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When the dragon comes swooping down with its tongue of flickering fire, only Min and Podo have the foresight to feed it what it seems to want from them.

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"When the dragon comes swooping down with its tongue of flickering fire, only Min and Podo have the foresight to feed it what it seems to want from them." -- Library of Congress summary. "Foresight" more properly would be "understanding".

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