Everywhere Dragons

We’re
used to dragons having wings and breathing fire, but in Medieval
Europe dragons often spit poison instead of fire, and usually have no
wings—sometimes they only have two legs!

In Chinese mythology, dragons are inevitably wingless, although they often can fly; others live in great palaces under water. They assume the form of humans at times. In the Chinese fairy tale “The Dragon Princess” (from The Chinese Fairy Book (1921), translated by Frederick H. Martens “after original sources”),...