It has come to my attention that the topic of "draconem"-- the more commonly known name, dragon(s)-- is something of a black hole in the internet realm. Though my knowledge be fairly scant, I do wish to make some sort of impression of my own here now.
Dragons are scary.
Although some more optimistic characters wish to believe that all creatures--great or small-- have potential for good, I am here to say "Not so!" Dragons are scary. If anyone is familiar with the epic poem of Beowulf, you are very assured that Dragons are not our friends. In fact, they steal treasure, they live in scary caves, and they kill kings (sorry for spoiling the ending of that poem, though perhaps I spared you a very painfully long read). They breathe fire, and their scales are so hard that even the greatest of swords cannot pierce them (See King Arthur stories and The Hobbit).
Unfortunately, due to Disney and it's rabid attacks on the pathetically gullible minds of children, we have ridiculous depictions of Dragons like that of "Pete's Dragon," "Puff the Magic Dragon" and "Dudley the Dragon." My question to them, and to you is, why? Why choose the dragon to portray such significant bonds with children? I propose that they have done this to lure children into befriending horribly evil and deadly creatures. Children suddenly are cuddling up with crocodiles and swimming with sharks, and we wonder why they are dying. Disney wants children dead. Thus, the Dragons.
The End.
