John Gardner writes a funny medieval tale. John Gardner does this by adding humor to the characters, and the setting. He also uses modern day technology in medieval times. In addition John Gardner gives off an important theme. The theme is to listen, respect and obey your elders. How the characters make this funny is the wizard turnt the Queen into a rosebush. The setting helps by having a medieval setting with modern day technology with things such as cigars, and spark plugs. The quote that helped the characters bring humor was “ Suddenly to everyone's surprise, the Queen turned into a rosebush.” Also the quote “dragon, Dragon how do you do? I came to murder you” showed humor. The important theme shows listening to your elders can really