The Beggar

Once upon a time, a beggar stole a ring from the king. He ran away because the king was going to kill him.

The beggar ran to a ruined mountain chapel, which was mostly made of piles of rocks. But he forgot to bring food with him to his hiding place, so he was forced to leave the chapel. He journeyed down the road and found a village.

While there, he was robbed of the ring by a thief. As he was about to enact an elaborate plan to get the ring back, he was caught in a trap by the king. Unsatisfied that the beggar did not know where the ring was, the king threw the beggar into a tower until he would talk.

A tiny bird landed in the tower window and told him that an enemy was coming to slay him; according to the bird, this enemy was a monster. In fact, the beggar’s enemy was a powerful dragon. Hearing that the dragon was coming for him, the beggar attempted to escape. Just when he despaired that there was no way out, he found a secret passageway that led far outside of the tower.

So the beggar went to get the ring back from the evil ugly thief. The beggar was frightened, but managed to catch up to the thief. Through a stroke of good luck, the beggar succeeded and killed the thief.

Meanwhile, a hero was passing into town. With him was his trusty rabid wolf. The wolf killed the beggar, forcing the hero to put down the wolf. The hero found the ring and went on a journey by boat to return the ring to the king.

At this time, the beggar ghost was sad and dead. The dragon showed up and spoke to him. At that moment, the hero, having returned the ring to its rightful owner, showed up and killed the dragon. And everyone thanked the hero, who had saved them from the dragon and the beggar.