While walking in the woods, Leo found a big, speckled green egg under a giant fern. It was cold and all alone. ‘Where’s your mum?’ he asked. The egg didn’t answer, of course.
Leo looked and looked, but nobody came. The sun was going down. ‘I can’t leave you here,’ he said, and wrapped the egg in his scarf. Then he carried it home, very carefully.
For three days, Leo kept the egg warm. He read it stories. He 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 Leo’s lap. ‘Esme,’ Leo whispered. That was just the right name.
But Esme grew quickly. It ate everything. It followed Leo to the shops, and the school gate, and the park. People pointed and whispered. ‘It’s too big to live in a house,’ sighed Leo.
Leo went to Tilly the turtle, who lived on the hill and knew about dragons. ‘Dragons need mountains,’ said Tilly. ‘But I can show you where the dragon family lives.’
They climbed all day. At the top, there were big dragons everywhere! Esme flew to them, then turned and flew back to give Leo a hug. ‘Goodbye,’ whispered Leo. ‘Come and visit me!’
Every spring after that, a little puff of smoke appeared at Leo’s window. And Leo 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 Leo take care of the egg?
- What do you think the baby dragon will do next?
Finish stories to collect Leo as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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