While walking in the woods, Zane found a big, speckled green egg in a nest of leaves. It was cold and all alone. ‘Where’s your mum?’ he asked. The egg didn’t answer, of course.
Zane 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, Zane 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 Zane’s lap. ‘Louie,’ Zane whispered. That was just the right name.
But Louie grew quickly. It ate everything. It followed Zane to the shops, and the school gate, and the park. People pointed and whispered. ‘It’s too big to live in a house,’ sighed Zane.
Zane went to Opal the owl, who lived on the hill and knew about dragons. ‘Dragons need mountains,’ said Opal. ‘But I can show you where the dragon family lives.’
They climbed all day. At the top, there were big dragons everywhere! Louie flew to them, then turned and flew back to give Zane a hug. ‘Goodbye,’ whispered Zane. ‘Come and visit me!’
Every spring after that, a little puff of smoke appeared at Zane’s window. And Zane 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 Zane take care of the egg?
- What do you think the baby dragon will do next?
Finish stories to collect Zane as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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