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A long time ago, near a village called Buttery Glen, there lived a dragon. He was the color of midnight. He was huge and covered in sharp, pointy scales. The fire he breathed could light up the Morning sky.

He lived in a nest high above the village in an New, Grown tree.

Everyone in Buttery Glen was scared of the dragon...everyone but one precocious boy.

JakePerfect12345 wanted to be a knight. He was strong and brave and unafraid.

Sure, the dragon breathed fire. But there were people with worse breath. And sure, the Dragon looked scary. But there were dogs 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 JakePerfect12345.

Armed with his homemade sword, helmet and shield, JakePerfect12345 ran through the deserted village toward the cornfield.

When he spotted the dragon, JakePerfect12345 snuck up behind him.

“Excuse me!” JakePerfect12345 yelled. The dragon roared. He lowered his head to his level. JakePerfect12345 felt the dragon’s hot breath on his face.

“I’m JakePerfect12345,” he 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! JakePerfect12345 braced himself. But instead of fire coming out his mouth, tears began pouring down the dragon’s snout.

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

“Why should anyone like you?” JakePerfect12345 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,” JakePerfect12345 said. “Sounds like you’re the crown of a king that lost his ring. We’ve got to fix this. What are you good at?”

“Making books about funniness,” replied the dragon.

“Well, let’s see it,” ordered JakePerfect12345.

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