Sean



Sir Greggor the Clumsy

by Sean

In the age of kings long ago, When knights wandered the land to and fro, A man named Greggor there was, In desperate search of a cause, A goal he had in mind, **5** To become a knight, of a kind, But greatly encumbered was he, For he had no dexterity, As such he could get no start, In a school of the chivalrous art, **10** So he rode into court on his horse, Falling off several time, of course, There Greggor beseeched the king, “Sire can't you do anything? I wish to be a great knight, **15** But this clumsiness proves quite a plight.” Said the King to Greggor “You tool, Your skills are more that of a fool.” Yet the queen whispered words in his ear, “I have some advice you should hear, **20** Unless you relent he won't cease, So let's send him away on a geas, There's a dragon nearby causing trouble, So let's send him o'er there on the double, If he wins then we're free from its airs, **25** If he loses then nobody cares,” The king agreed to the test, And sent Greggor away on his quest, Greggor rode off to face the beast’s might, Hoping victory would make him a knight, **30** Eventually he arrived at a village, Engulfed in flame as the dragon did pillage, He charged at the beast, his lance at the ready, Unfortunately his footing wasn’t steady, He tripped, flipped, and fell on his face, **35** The antithesis of knightly grace, And as he fell, to his dismay, He dropped his lance into the fray, Greggor jumped to his feet to avoid being caught, By the dragon’s fell breath in that vulnerable spot, **40** But as he looked up he saw that in his own, Clumsiness the lance had not fallen but flown, Right into the dragon’s scaled chest, Greggor had finished his daunting quest! He rode back to court where he stood proud and tall, **45** With the dragon’s head bringing him cheering from all, Said the king “Greggor I will admit you were right, You are capable of becoming a knight, As such, by my power I hereby dub thee, The newest among knights: Sir Greggor the Clumsy.” **50**


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