Iris Invites a Dragon to Tea
A dragon knocks at the castle door. Iris decides to be kind and invite it in for tea.
Knock, knock, KNOCK! Someone was at the castle door. Cleo the pony peeped through the window and gasped. ‘A dragon!’ she cried. ‘Everyone hide!’
But Iris was the bravest and kindest in the castle. She walked right up to the door and opened it. There stood Yara the dragon, holding a tiny bunch of flowers. ‘Hello,’ said Yara shyly. ‘Is it teatime?’
‘Oh!’ said Iris. ‘It is exactly teatime. Please come in.’ Cleo nearly fainted, but Iris led Yara into the great hall and set the table with honey cakes and mint tea.
Oh dear, Yara was a very big guest! Her tail knocked over a chair. Her sneeze blew out all the candles. But Yara said sorry every time, and Iris only laughed.
At last, Cleo crept in. ‘I thought dragons were scary,’ she said. ‘This one is just lonely,’ said Iris. Cleo sat down and took a honey cakes. Soon the three of them were chatting like old friends.
When the stars came out, Yara stood up. ‘Thank you for the loveliest tea ever,’ she said. ‘Come back anytime,’ said Iris. And every Friday after that, the dragon came to tea.
The little lesson
Be kind first, and you may find a friend.
Let’s talk about it
- Would you invite a dragon to tea?
- Why did the guards feel afraid?
Finish stories to collect Iris as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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