Sir MacDougal and his Pledge.

Aye I stand here to tell you

the story of Sir MacDougal

and his pledge, Right and

honorable it was though it

twould be his bane.

A hearty fellow he was,

a Knight of no small renown

out of the highlands he

came, the look of his forefathers about him

looking for adventure he came upon a damsel

fair as the noon day sun, in distress she was

cornered by a dragon beautiful and

hideous all at once

With a mighty shout and salute

he rushed in to battle with the dragon

Long and fearful the battle raged, but at last

did he triumph only to find himself face to face with a second dragon

that stood in the same place the damsel had once stood he

turned around and there lay

the damsel fair as the noon day sun, dead,

he tore his hair out for shame as the true

dragon's mocking laughter

rang out over the forest.

His accursed pledge

that cut both ways

rang in his ears

To protect the innocents and the needful

and if necessary to give up his life

it all came crashing down on him

He boldly picked up his sword

to do battle again

the battle was short and his death quick

but the dragon in her wicked devious ways

laid a curse upon the knight, he would never know rest,

he would relive these battles over and over,

until a woman of warrior prowess defeated the dragon and freed him.

Thus goes the story of Sir MacDougal and his pledge.