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Four Accomplished Brothers and the Dragon
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Time Period: Unknown
Appearances in Literature: Brothers Grimm
Sources: The Book of Fabulous Beasts by Joseph Nigg pgs 304-306

Tale:

Four brothers went out to prove themselves by rescuing a princess from a dragon. Incidentally, the dragon was asleep on her lap. The brothers fought over who would marry her until the King gave each half of a province.

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