For centuries, 
a golden dragon 
defended the villagers 
from harm, 
and all pitied 
the occasional fool 
who stomped, 
and tantrummed, 
and shrieked, 
“Starve the beast 
and drown it 
in a bathtub!” 
until, 
hidden downstream, 
saboteurs and traitors 
hoarded soap 
and dammed the river. 

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