Hattie was a little dragon who was scared of fire. Whenever she felt a tickle in her nose, she held it tight. ‘Please, please don’t let me sneeze,’ she whispered.
‘Dragons breathe fire!’ laughed Arlo the squirrel. ‘Look!’ Arlo lit a tiny candle, and it flickered. Hattie hid behind her tail. ‘It’s too hot, too bright, too scary!’
One chilly evening, Arlo and Faye the frog were shivering. Their campfire had gone out, and the wind was blowing hard. ‘If only we had a spark,’ said Faye.
Hattie looked at her friends. Her tummy was wobbly, but she thought, ‘They are cold, and I can help.’ She took a tiny breath. She closed her eyes. And she gently puffed.
Pffft! A small golden flame floated out, just as big as a button. It landed on the logs, and the campfire woke up. Crackle, crackle, crackle. It was warm and golden, not scary at all!
‘You warmed the soup!’ said Arlo. Hattie opened one eye, then the other. ‘I did!’ she said. ‘It’s not scary when it’s gentle.’ Hattie snuggled by the fire with her friends.
The little lesson
Being brave means finding a gentle way to use what makes you special.
Let’s talk about it
- What is something that scares you a little?
- How did Hattie use fire to help?
Finish stories to collect Hattie as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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