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Tuesday 11 July 2023

The thunder is a great dragon - Anonymous

The thunder is a great dragon that lives in the water
and flies in the air.
He carries two stones.
When he strikes them together,
the lightning flashes and the thunder roars.
The dragon pursues the spirits of evil,
and wherever he finds them,
he slays them. 
The evil spirits hide in the trees, 
and the dragon destroys them.

Anonymous (date unknown) Mongolia
Translator not stated
Source: Poems from many cultures, Poetry Collection 4 Compiled by Fiona Waters, Evans Bros., 2001

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