(a re-post from 2006)
I know it has been a long time since I have told anything about Eyolf, the dragon that lives under my bed. (For you who don't know him, you can scroll down and read the post belove to get to know him better)
This is mainly because there has not been much to tell, we have
been living harmoniously together for a long time nowHe doesn't make much of himself, when I am there he either sleeps or sneak reads Harry Potter books. When I am not there he goes for a flying trip or steals fudge from my closet.
But now I have some news....and they are quite shocking.
I was talking to this Norwegian guy, who showed a lot of interest in Eyolf.
And after I had answered several questions about him, he offered to buy him.
Normally I would not have been interested at all, I would have been shocked and appalled.
The reasons being that:
1: He is not mine
2: I am stupid with money and in general I don't like it that much, I choose more or less to pretend that it doesn't exist.
3: Selling a dragon? I am not even sure if I am allowed to import him to Norway.
Where do they stand on dragon import? Has it changed since they entered the Schengen agreement?
4: Its not very nice - neither to him or the dragon, he can be quite moody. (the dragon I mean, the guy I don't know about)
So, these were my reasons, but then he mentioned the price.
He offered me 2000 hugs, an offer that I find very tempting.
It is like telling an alcoholic he will have booze for life.
So......do you my readers have any suggestions about what I should do?
~ Åsa
PS: I submitted the earlier posts I made about Eyolf for those of you who don't know him from before.
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11/6/05
Purple spotted dragon
A dragon has moved in under my bed
Its smallish compared to other dragons I have seen
and has purple spots all over
I haven't dared to ask its name yet, but if I work up the courage to do so I will tell you
So far we have pretended not to see each other
And every time he blows a little flame,
we both just roll our eyes and afterwards look up into the ceiling (or in his case, the bottom of my bed) pretending it was just very natural that the bed nearly went on fire.
I am not sure how long we can keep it up like this
xxxx
Aasa
PS: I haven't dared to take a photo of him so you will only get something that almost look like him. Think of him as a mix between the both.
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11/22/05
Dragon under my bed
My dragon was gone for a while.I don't know if you remember him.
He lived under my bed for nearly a month, didn't even introduce himself,
and then one day all of a sudden, ha was just gone.
I was very puzzled.
So puzzled that I actually forgot to tell it to you.
I actually missed him
Sometimes when he was sleeping I could hear him talk in his sleep
Then he would suddenly make a little growl and blow the tiniest, cutest little flame into the air
One time he burned my toe
After that I slept more carefully and a lot lighter
But the good news is
NOW he is back
I came home today and heard somebody gnawing on something
I am not very familiar with gnawing-sounds coming from my room,
so I entered it with some precaution
There I saw his purple-spotted tail sticking out from under my bed
I must say it was a happy occasion
Maybe I will even try to introduce myself now
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1/23/06
Eyolf the dragon
It has been a long time since I told you all anything about the purple-spotted dragon under my bed
I have managed to find out that his name si EyolfHe also likes Yogurt with coconut-taste (I know...it sounds disgusting, but it is really good actually) and fudge.
(He eats the ones I put on the floor, even the package around them, but he has never touched the strawberry-flavoured ones)
That's all for now
I will tell you more if I find out more
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4/23/06
Eyolf and fudge
I have news about Eyolf, my purple spotted dragon.. ....and they are quite peculiar
Turns out that somebody else knows Eyolf, probably he lived under their bed, before he came to mine.And they have even written a book about him
Look!
Now, some of you might claim that "Fudge" is the name of the chimp (or whatever it is, it is not as pretty as Eyolf, so who cares?) on the cover of this book, but that only proves your lack of reality perspective. I am pretty sure the chimp is trying to steal fudge from Eyolf, it must be a book about how they rival for it. I understand them very well.
But Isn't it great?
I want to buy it!
~ Åsa
Well it is true that hugs are valuable in today's economy, I would caution you in this exchange. One must always consider the honesty of buyers when they approche us looking to buy something that we have not explicitly put on sale.
ReplyDeleteIs 2000 hugs a good deal? Consider this, dragons, well for the most part incapable of the soft cuddlie hugs we have come to expect from fellow humans, are no stranger to love. Effectively you are trading all the dragon hugs Eyolf will provide you in your future together, for 2000 human hugs NOW. This is rarely a good idea if you can stand to live without the hugs now, the amount of hugs you receive by not selling will likely be greater.
Further, have you discussed this with Eyolf? It may very well be that he is tried of the underside of your bed and would welcome a change of scenery. Surely you would be wise aid a friend in seeing new things, and at the same time making a large number of hugs.
Though, I, not knowing any of the parties involved, would rather suspect that having parted from your under-bed at one point, but returning, he has likely seen all that he wishes. Perhaps he stays by your side out of loyalty for your fudge offerings, or maybe it is because of some custom of dragons we as humans could never hope to understand. Regardless, how could you possibly "sell" him without his consent? Pack him up and mail him? He'd just burn a hole in the box and escape. To ship him in something that he could not burn through would surly cost more than 2000 hugs, and you'd be selling him to slavery!
No, no indeed. I say no and I agree. You can not sell Eyolf. Though if you have yet to learn to speak with him, I suggest you ask this buyer to send pictures of the under side of his bed, and wrap your next fudge offering in said pictures. If Eyolf doesn't eat the pictures with the fudge, you can reasonably be assure that he likes the buyers under-bed. You could then suggest to him that he take a vacation there to see where he would be the happiest. Do not fear, I find it hard to believe that after such a time as your companion that he would forget you should another under-bed suit his fancy.
That is my advice at least.
-griffin
hmmm....a lot of good points you make here. I will ahve to consider them very carefully, and also, of course try to bring it up with Eyolf if possible. I will write more about what happens after I have tried, if I still got hands.
ReplyDelete:-)
Åsa