Talk:The Bounds of Reason/@comment-2A02:908:D82:4060:2D38:54E7:C0A4:CFA5-20171209132704/@comment-1691295-20190725134333

The story is heavily based on the story of the Wawel Dragon in Polish folklore, and the shoemaker is an element of that story, as is the detail about stuffing a sheep as bait for the dragon.