“Goodnight, Mum!” I called. “Night night, darling Erik”, she replied softly. I hopped into bed, pulled up the animal skin blankets and blew out the flickering candle.

Just as I started drifting off to sleep, I was awoken by a flash of light, then, darkness fell once again. “What was that?” I thought aloud and I decided to investigate.

I tiptoed out of the house and searched the forest for some clues and found a clearing and there, in the middle of it, was a pony-sized dragon. It looked straight up at me and I knew I had a new friend.

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