A spin on the classic ‘princess is saved by the prince who slays the dragon’ tale. When Princess Elizabeth’s castle is destroyed and Prince Ronald is kidnapped by a dragon, she knows she has to save him. She follows the dragon, dressed in a paper bag and manages to rescue the Prince. However, he tells her to come back when she looks ‘more like a princess’.
She calls him out on his superficiality and ‘they didn’t get married after all’.

Short fiction · Canada · 1980