While walking in the woods, Priya found a big, speckled green egg inside a hollow log. It was cold and all alone. ‘Where’s your mum?’ she asked. The egg didn’t answer, of course.
Priya looked and looked, but nobody came. The sun was going down. ‘I can’t leave you here,’ she said, and wrapped the egg in her scarf. Then she carried it home, very carefully.
For three days, Priya kept the egg warm. She read it stories. She sang songs. On the fourth night, there was a CRACK! A tiny claw poked out. Then a little nose. Then a pair of big golden eyes.
It was a baby dragon! It sneezed a small puff of smoke and promptly climbed into Priya’s lap. ‘Arlo,’ Priya whispered. That was just the right name.
But Arlo grew quickly. It ate everything. It followed Priya to the shops, and the school gate, and the park. People pointed and whispered. ‘It’s too big to live in a house,’ sighed Priya.
Priya went to Elsa the elephant, who lived on the hill and knew about dragons. ‘Dragons need mountains,’ said Elsa. ‘But I can show you where the dragon family lives.’
They climbed all day. At the top, there were big dragons everywhere! Arlo flew to them, then turned and flew back to give Priya a hug. ‘Goodbye,’ whispered Priya. ‘Come and visit me!’
Every spring after that, a little puff of smoke appeared at Priya’s window. And Priya always knew a friend had come to say hello.
The little lesson
Caring for someone smaller teaches us patience and love.
Let’s talk about it
- How did Priya take care of the egg?
- What do you think the baby dragon will do next?
Finish stories to collect Priya as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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