So, I can get a little cozy.

I'm going to begin with a mythological kind of teaching story.

Some of you might remember. This is a Scandinavian story where a king and a queen had fallen on some really hard times.

And it was kind of dicey financial trouble and they needed to raise some money

from the dragon's hoard and when they went to ask for that money the dragon

requested a small thing in return their daughter so you've probably heard

these stories before they they went to the

princess and said, well dear, we've decided I'm the proper betrothed for you,

and betrothed over you and you're going to be married to the dragon.

And she was a resourceful princess so although she was frightened and tearful she had an instinct

of who could help her and she went to this woman that lived at the edge of the

marketplace and found her surrounded by a dozen or two children and grandchildren poured

out her story and so the wise woman said so you want to marry the dragon? And she said,

absolutely not. And she said, well, I have a way that you can do this and I think it'll be safe.

Here's what you have to do on your wedding night. So she whispered a little into her ear and then she

sent her on her way. But the first thing she said is you have to get a number of wedding gowns,

10 in fact. So that's all we know. So the wedding day comes and all the people in the court were

there and it's a big celebration. It was a little tough but they retired and went to their bridal chambers.

And the dragon turned to the princess and said,

well dear, isn't it time for us to consummate our wedding?

And the princess responded, yes, my dear husband,

but for me to do so, I must remove my wedding gowns.

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