The Queen's Three Heroes (Nursery Rhyme)

 

He claimed to be a man

Sent from our lovely Queen.

His sword was sharp and bright,

Though he was quite unclean.

The man, his name was Loo,

He painted half his face.

He said it helped him hide

In trees without a trace.

He traveled with a troll

As tall as any tree.

Loo found him as a babe

While fishing in the sea.

A dragon too he knew

With breath as hot as fire.

She flew on wings of red,

And never did she tire.

And so they roamed the land

To right the evil deeds

Caused by the filthy Gargs

That sprouted up like weeds.

Loo waited for the Gargs

To come out in the night

And he would growl and groan

To give them all a fright.

The Gargs would run away

Straight toward the waiting troll

If any got past him

The dragon took her toll.

So now the land is safe

For you and mom and dad.

And we can sleep at night

While Loo defeats the bad.

Translated from the Dwarven scroll "Songs for Wee Babes" at the White River scriptorium. Set here by my hand, Bard Galen in the fifth year of King Nordram.

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