The Dragon

The dragon picked at his teeth
with a bone from the shin of the thief
who felt ever so bold
and tried to steal gold
from the treasure heaped up in the heath.

Along came a noble night riding
who had an aversion to fighting;
he spied the winged beast
and the beast's roast-thief-feast
and decided to sneak away hiding.

But alas, a keen sense of smell
served the dragon so well
that he sniffed out the knight,
and without any fight,
swallowed him, sword, shield, and mail.