This is Made for Ellie Michaels

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A long time ago, near a village called Missouri there lived a dragon. He was the color of fire. He was huge and covered in sharp scales that were Red. The fire he breathed could burn steal.

He lived in a nest high above the village in an old, dead tree.

Everyone in Missouri was scared of the dragon...everyone but one precocious nine year old girl, Ellie.

Ellie wanted to be a knight. She was strong and brave and unafraid of the scariest things.

Sure, the dragon breathed fire. But there were people with worse breath, That smelled more bad than the taste of Brussel sprouts. And sure, the Dragon looked scary. But there were bad guys in the village with scarier faces.

One day, the dragon had come down from his nest and was hiding in the cornfields.

Everyone ran to escape the dragon. Everyone except for Ellie.

Armed with her homemade sword, helmet and shield, Ellie ran through the deserted village toward the cornfield.

When she spotted the dragon, Ellie snuck up behind him.

“Excuse me!” Ellie yelled. The dragon roared. He lowered his head to her level. Ellie felt the dragon’s hot breath on her face.

“I’m Ellie,” she said. “I’ve come to tell you to go away. You’re scaring everybody.”

The dragon’s breaths quickened. Huff! Huff! Huff! It looked like the dragon’s fire was about to blow! Ellie braced herself. But instead of fire coming out his mouth, tears began pouring down the dragon’s eyes.

“I’m so lonely. Nobody likes me,” the dragon said.

“Why should anyone like you?” Ellie replied. “You burned down the castle.”

“I didn’t burn down the castle,” the dragon said. “It was struck by lightning. I would never do that.”

“Wow,” Ellie said. “Sounds like you want some friends and everybody hates because of nothing. We’ve got to fix this. What are you good at?”

“Breathing fire,” replied the dragon.

“Well, let’s see it,” ordered Ellie.

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This is Made for Ellie Michaels

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A long time ago, near a village called Missouri there lived a dragon. He was the color of fire. He was huge and covered in sharp scales that were Red. The fire he breathed could burn steal.

He lived in a nest high above the village in an old, dead tree.