{"id":232,"date":"2016-10-18T19:49:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T00:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=232"},"modified":"2016-10-18T19:49:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T00:19:59","slug":"the-riddle-of-the-dragon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blogs.euni.org\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"The Riddle of the Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sir Lancelot was riding far from Camelot in pursuit of the Holy Grail when he came upon an abyss over which a bridge was stretched.<\/p>\n<p>As he arrived, he saw another knight being confronted by a large, flame-snorting dragon named Dragon of the Abyss who roared: \u201cMortal, answer my riddle and pass in safety, or be cast into the abyss.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am Sir Archibald, and will surely solve your riddle, Dragon of the Abyss,\u201d he challenged. \u201cWhat is your riddle, Dragon?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am Odz, one half of me is a square, one third of me a cube. What is my cross?\u201d The thunderous voice of the dragon reverberated among the mountains and was echoed from the abyss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, of course, it is six,\u201d answered Sir Archibald, upon which he was cast into the abyss with his horse, screaming on the way down into the darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Lancelot thought a bit about the riddle and rode up to the Dragon of the Abyss before the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy answer is true and you must let me pass. I have the answer to your riddle, my dragon.\u201d \u00a0He gave his answer and rode boldly on over the bridge. 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