One of my guilty pleasures is watching the Qubo Channel. (The programs are more enjoyable than what I've seen on other channels.) One of the cartoons that I like is "Jane and the Dragon". I watched a bit of it at 9:30 PM last night before I fell asleep, which is why I think I had the dream that I did.
One of the characters, in the cartoon, is named Magnus the Merchant, who behaves like an N! (He has received humorous consequences for his behaviors.
) His son, Gunther, often finds himself caught between a rock and a hard place when he is forced to choose between his father's orders, (his Nfather is paying for his knight's training), and the Knightly Code of Conduct.
In my dream, all the characters are aboard a ship, sailing to some faraway destination. (Not sure how they could fit Dragon on the ship given that he is ten times their size.) Keeping in mind that these stories are taking place during Medieval times, this means that all the provisions on board must be able to sustain everyone until they are able to reach their next port and restock. During my dream, Sir Theodore and Sir Ivon give the responsibility of overseeing the provisions to the two squires, Jane and Gunther, along with assigning consequences to anyone who steals from these provisions....endangering everyone on board, including the Royal Family. Magnus the Merchant is caught stealing by Jane and Gunther, which places Gunther in a No-Win situation. Does he look in the other direction, permit his father to steal, violate his Knightly Code of Conduct and endanger everyone, (knowing that Squire Jane is also a witness to this crime), or does he follow the Knightly Code of Conduct and give his father a consequence for stealing the supplies, possibly jeopardizing his chances of continuing his knight's training that his Nfather is paying for?
That's when I woke up.
Edit In: If I were writing the script for the next episode of "Jane and the Dragon", the question would be how to solve the above dilemma, in a child-friendly way, and give the moral to the story in the way of Aesop's Fable? I'm still trying to puzzle it out.
