A dragon hoards jewels and gold in its cave. A jealous king snuck in and stole three prize jewels. The dragon burned him to a crisp and stole back its jewels, along with twice as many of the king's crown jewels from his crown that melted in the dragon's fire. The new jewels were a third of the number of jewels the dragon had owned before. How many jewels did the dragon own in the end? Let's think first. Chain of thought:
The dragon stole 2 * 3 = 6 of the king's crown jewels. The dragon owned 6 * 3 = 18 jewels before the theft. Thus, the dragon owned 18 + 6 = 24 jewels in the end.
Therefore, the answer is 24.