he declared, and when it roared the wholeearth grew dark with the smoke from itssteaming nostrils, and when it laughed aflame came out of its mouth that lit upthe sky, and this Terrible Thing wascalled a dragon. It goes without sayingthey were all very careful to keep away[Pg 12]from the particular place where thedragon was said to live, and as none ofthem had ever seen it, they were not sureit was there.