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THE DRAGON AND THE GODDESS #Inspirational Moral
Stories
A long
time ago, the inhabitants of coastal Japan were mortally scared of a
horrible
dragon, which jumped out suddenly from the sea, especially
attacking
children. Beltana, who was the goddess of happiness, saw what was
happening
from the heavens. She felt sorry for the people, and the dragon.
The
gentle goddess reasoned: ‘Perhaps the dragon is so angry as he is forced
to live
alone in the deep ocean. If he has not been treated kindly, how can he
be kind
to others?’
Climbing
aboard her swan-shaped cloud, she settled on the ocean’s surface
and
called out to the dragon. The sea began to bubble and then opened to
reveal
the dragon’s home, a lonely and barren island! The goddess gestured at
it. At
once, the island was covered with lovely blossoms, fruit trees, and
brooks!
The dragon was astonished to see the strange and pretty things.
Beltana
drew near it fearlessly, and smiled. Her warm smile had a calming
effect
on the savage dragon, changing it into a gentle giant! Thenceforth, the
dragon
never attacked children, but began to play with them.
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