Our Fairy Tale Mashup this week begins with a riddle (You may recognize it from the Game of Thrones series.)
“In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold.
Between them stands a sellsword, a little man of common birth and no great mind.
Each of the great ones bids him slay the other two.
‘Do it,’ says the king, ‘for I am your lawful ruler.’
‘Do it,’ says the priest, ‘for I command you in the name of God.’
‘Do it,’ says the rich man, ‘and all this gold shall be yours.’
So tell me—who lives and who dies?”
What do you think? It’s a riddle about power related to the fairy tale Bel and the Dragon from our ancient Hebrew scriptures.
It’s not a commonly known story, but as we explore it, you may find your answer to the riddle.
