The Dragon With A Belly Ache

Once there was a dragon,
That was greedy as can be,
He would eat and eat and eat and eat,
All the people he could see,
Fat ladies hanging laundry,
Children playing in the grass,
He did not care if you were young or old,
Or lad ,or a gentle lass.
His appeite was so massive,
His belly, a bottomless pit,
If he could not eat at least ten folks a day,
He would throw a giant fit.
One day he took off flying,
To find a meal fit for a king,
And to pass the time, till he found his food,
The dragon began to sing.
"Oh yum, yum ,yum"
 He sang out loud," I am hungry yes I am."
"A village of healthy people,
Is better than a Christmas ham."
"Children are a delightful snack,
They have a delicious crunch,
And fat juicy old ladies,
"Make the perfect lunch.
Just then he came across,
A group of lasses fair,
"MMMM MMM, he licked his lips,
"I shall bring them to my lair."
They were gossiping  shamlessly
About all the people they knew
That's when they heared a terrible roar,
And saw the fire ball he blew
They screamed out loud ,as they saw the dragon,
Flying straight for the beautiful group,
He had them all in his mouth
With one gigantic scoop.
Once they were in his belly,
They were still wagging their tongues
Giggling about the silliest things
Gossiping at the top of their lungs.
They talked about the miller's daughter,
Who was too plain to go to the dance,
And how the inn keeper's son
Had holes in all his pants
This seemed to go on forever,
The dragon couldn't believe his ears,
He would have to listen to this awhile
Because his digestive tract took years.
Later that night , he was really sick,
His stomach had a terrible ache,
So he decided to  take a little trip,
To drink water from the lake.
He drank and drank and drank,
Till he felt his belly rumble,
Then he threw up them gossiping girls,
On to the shore, they all did tumble.
They got up and smoothed out their clothes,
They all were very cross,
They stomped away, the dragon said,
"Hey you are no big loss."
That was the day, the dragon decided,
That he no longer desired meat,
Not when it hurt his belly so,
He discovered a better treat.
He became a vegetarian,
Only ate oats and hay,
He thought it was a safer choice,
For oats had nothing to say!