THE RASPBERRYCOLOR DRAGON
Onceuponatime,therewasasmalldragon,whowasnot
green like the rest of the dragons.
Her skin was speckled with red moles, like
the [Link] those were his fruits
favorites.
Early in the morning, I was going to look for
raspberries and didn't stop until I had the
basket full.
Later, he leaned against a tree, he watched
as the sun appeared behind the mountain and ate
without stopping.
When the other dragons approached
the raspberry bushes for breakfast, to him
they were asking:
– Willyougiveusafew?
So, the little dragon would sneak in a
ahandfulofraspberriesinthemouthanddenied
with the head.
The other dragons got angry, they would do
they mocked and shouted:
Ha!
Ha!
make you laugh! A colorful dragon
Do not us
raspberry!
Then, they would start dancing around them and at
the little dragon lost the desire to
eating raspberries.
One beautiful day, the dragon had an idea.
Bought a paint can and a brush and
painted green from top to bottom and from behind
forward.
Then,helookedathimselfinthewaterofthelagoonand
made me very happy.
It was very hot, so he decided to take a bath.
He plunged headfirst into the water, did a cannonball,
helookedatthecloudsthathoveredovertheCountryofthe
Dragonsanddidnotrealizethatthewaterbecame
Suddenly, the other dragons appeared.
behind the bushes danced to their
around,theymockedhimandsang:
-Ha! Ha!
Don't make me laugh! A dragon color
raspberry!
Ordoyouthnikthatnowyouaregreen?Dontf'oolus
makeyoulaugh!
– Yes, I am green! Look at me closely!
heanswered,andthenhesawthatthewaterof
thelagoonwasdarkgreen.
Thelitledragonfeltveryembarrassedand
couldnotsleepallnight.
The next day, before dawn,
hepackedhsisuctiaseandlefthteCounrtyofthe
Dragons.
Hewalkedandwalkedandwalked,untilhearivedat
acity.
– Hello! - greeted - I am a dragon! Good
Hello!
In the afternoon, he arrived at a farm. It was
tired. His legs ached from so much walking.
He got into the stable that was next to the
house and looked for a place among the straw.
The animals welcomed him with friendliness.
When the dragon fell asleep, a cat
he curled up at the end of his tail and purred happily.
During the night he had a nightmare: he was
closed in the middle of a tiny garden. The
the gate that had it imprisoned was very high. To the
On the other side were the other dragons. There were
a dragon that cried nonstop. The dragon
I wanted to jump over the fence, but it was too much.
high...
When he woke up, he found himself in front of the
farmer. He threatened him with the stick of
a broom, while shouting:
You, monster, disappear from my sight!
The little dragon left as fast as
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far away and the farm looked like a toy.
Alittle while later, he came across a small grove.
He saw a couple of birds that were mating.
carantoñasonabranch.
Below, next to his toes, there was
a procession of ants that was walking
towards an anthill. A field mouse
peeked through a hole. "Everyone has a
home, everyone but me,” thought the little one
[Link] a tremendous nostalgia overcame him.
I missed the Land of Dragons, with
its great forests, its old trees, its
waterfalls,thelagoons,thestreamsandtheclouds
that were flying above.
I also felt a bit of nostalgia for the
other dragons. He sat at the edge of the road
and thought for a while. Then, he/she got up,
he turned around and started to walk.
It was already night when the little dragon
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cave. I was very tired, but I felt a
great happiness.
The next morning, when it was
having breakfast next to the raspberry bush,
the other dragons appeared.
– Where have you been all this time?
The dragon scratched behind its ear and said in a voice
lower, so that only he could hear it
littledragon
– IhavemsisedyouandIdontc
' are.
nothing that you have moles like a
raspberry.
The dragon became very happy. Suddenly,
he came up with an idea.
He threw the basket full of raspberries to the ground and
he shouted:
– Me oto I've thrown you out of
less
Eateveryone!
They celebrated a party and the dragon sang:
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tavesorows,
Lkieraspbere
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Wtihmoe
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It's the same song that they sing the