The Dragon Quotes in The Reluctant Dragon (1941)

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The Dragon Quotes:

  • The Dragon: Sweet little upside-down cake / Cares and woes, you've got'em / Poor little upside-down cake / Your top is on your bottom / Alas, little upside-down cake / Your troubles never stop / Because, little upside-down cake / Your bottom's on your top.

  • The Dragon: You've got to be mad to breathe fire, but I'm not mad at anybody.

    The Boy: But try real hard. Concentrate.

    [the dragon tries, but all he can muster is a puny smoke ring]

    The Dragon: Not very good, is it?

    The Boy: Nope. Too bad you're not a real dragon, instead of a punk poet.

    The Dragon: [Angry] "Punk poet"?

    [Now fire is coming out of his mouth]

    The Dragon: Ooh, say that again.

    The Boy: Punk poet.

    The Dragon: Again.

    The Boy: Punk poet.

    The Dragon: Again.

    The Boy: Punk poet.

    The Dragon: [Delighted] Ooh, I'm mad! I'm mad! I'm mad!

    The Boy: Punk poet! Punk poet! Punk poet!

  • Sir Giles: Uh, the time has come, you know.

    The Dragon: [clapping excitedly] You mean... I die now?

    Sir Giles: Oh yes indeed. As per-agreed, we'll seal our pact, old thing.

    [placing the lance under the Dragon's arm]

    Sir Giles: Take that!

  • The Boy: Do you mind if I recite a poem?

    The Dragon: You, boy? Why, well, oh, not at all!

    Sir Giles: Oh, of course, of course. Rather, rather!

    The Boy: 'Tis evening / From the stars above / A soft mysterious light / Brings thoughts of friendship, joy and love.

    [shouts]

    The Boy: Now how 'bout that fight?

  • The Dragon: Well, that's splendid!

  • The Boy: Have you had any nice battles lately?

    The Dragon: Battles? Oh, no, no, no battles. No.

    The Boy: Oh. Oh, probably too busy scourging the countryside and devouring fair damsels, then.

    The Dragon: Scourging? Devouring? Good heavens, no.

    The Boy: But don't you ever do anything desperate?

    The Dragon: Well, yes, I... I do make up poetry.

    The Boy: Poetry?

    The Dragon: Verses, you know? Care to hear my latest sonnet?

    The Boy: Well, I...

    The Dragon: Oh, you'll love this. I call it, "Just A-Drifting".

    [sings]

    The Dragon: Just a-drifting o'er the leaves/Like a dewdrop, fancy free,/Playing with the gentle breezes,/Romping with the bumble beezes./Oh, what fun! Joy never ceases,/Just a-drifting.

  • The Dragon: [Lancelot sees children running after a dragon-like kite. The kite is pulled by the reincarnated Dragon, and Dragon is facing him and poses a silent question] So... passer-by, now everything starts again?

    The Dragon: [Silence, then the Dragon speaks aloud] Maybe, not now... There are children, after all.

    Lancelot: [looking over the scene] No. Now.

    The Dragon: [smiling to the children] Well then... Now it will start... The most interesting part.

    [pause, then shouting playfully to the children]

    The Dragon: GET READY!...

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