You Can Run But...
his voice went low, "his big, dark lair came crumbling down."
"Yayyyyyy"
"Yeah, yay," he chuckled, glad he had grabbed her interest, "but then it was time for the princess to go."
"Will she go?"
He nodded. "She did, Jane and the dragon, and the dragon rebuilt his lair and lived there sadly ever after. the end."
She frowned. "It doesn't have a happy ending."
"Not all stories have a happy ending, Jane."
"Make it happy," she demanded.
"No, go to sleep," he flicked the top of her head with his fingers, "goodnight."