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Once upon a time, there was a family of kind 

hearted Dragons; Pringle's family.    Pringle 

and his family loved to work together; they played 

together, and prayed together.Pringle's Mother 

loved them deeply and taught them to share and to 

be kind to one another. His Father taught them how 

to pray.His Grandparents listened and loved them all 

with great devotion.

Pringle's older sisters and brother taught Pringle 

how to swim, to climb and to forage for roots and 

berries, fruit and seeds.His brother,Nyack, was fun 

to play with. Pringle loved Nyack with all his 

heart.Nyack was a warm hearted brother and he was 

always fair.

   Pringle's family lived near a lake where they worked 

and played. He cavorted in the water, rocks and hills 

with his brother Dragon Nyack. They laughed and joked 

while they worked and foraged.Nyack encouraged him 

to   stay out of trouble and to be careful to do what he 

was told. Nyack shared Pringle's chores.They played 

with a pureness of   heart and they knew that they could 

confide their deepest secrets to one another. And they 

often did. 

Pringle's family spoke of their deepest dreams and 

about Pringle growing up. Pringle enjoyed these chats 

most of all! Sometimes they would float out into in the 

lake and talk about their future together. Pringle wanted 

to grow up to be just like his Dad.

   One day a terrible twirling whirling tornado swept the 

lake and Pringle and his family ran to take cover. They 

each ran to the nearest cave or rock.   Pringle hid his 

face from the storm in a cave nearby. He was scared 

when the earth seemed to shake and move. The 

tornado swept the bushes around and away. It lifted 

the trees and made a great noise. Pringle crept deep 

into the dark cave.In the excitement Pringle did not see 

where his family went. Then when the storm was over 

and Pringle came out, he could not find his family. The 

storm had swept them away!

He searched everywhere for them. He looked for hours 

and days and weeks. Pringle was very sad and lonely.  

The storm had taken his family and swept them away.

  Pringle was alone. At least he seemed to be alone.

 Pringle searched far and wide for his family. He 

wandered to the borders of the leafy forest and 

across the lake to the magic mushroom meadow.

Pringle searched for them down in the rocky 

reaches of the mountains, the deep dark forest.It 

was scary searching all alone. He missed his 

Grandparents and his folks, but he remembered 

how they had coached him, and prayed with him. 

He took heart and prayed and tried to be 

courageous. In prayer Pringle   felt comforted.   He 

remembered their shared dreams.

   Pringle was lonely without his Mother and Father, 

without his sisters and big brother Nyack. Without his 

Nanna and Poppa to listen to him and share his ideas 

and sorrows, joys and dreams. He almost lost hope. It 

made him sad. He felt sad and a little scared.

Pringle prayed. He prayed that his family would find 

him. He prayed that they would be together again just 

as lovingly as before the storm. Prayer gave him hope.

Pringle did not give up!He kept searching for his family.

Pringle ate nearby roots and herbs all alone. He slept all 

alone, and he swam all alone. Pringle dreamed of 

finding his family. In his dreams; Pringle seemed 

happy.

   One day, when Pringle was very cold and sad he 

decided that he would have to be brave and walk along 

the forbidden path that led past the city and the ocean; 

the only place where he had not searched. His Father, 

he remembered; had told him that he should not go 

near the city of the Emperor along this path. Pringle 

remembered his Poppa's stories of how unfair the 

Emperor was, and how his Nanna had always cautioned 

him to honor his parent's wishes.

Pringle thought perhaps the Emperor might know 

where his family went. So, Pringle started out in the 

rain.

The path ahead forked; and Pringle had a decision to 

make. Fortunately, the sun soon came out and warmed 

Pringle's wet shingled little body. 

   Pringle thought deeply as he ambled along in the 

sunshine. He thought about what his Father and 

Grandfather had said about the Emperor. 

Finally, Pringle made his decision to go toward the 

ocean and NOT near the city. It felt right.   It cheered 

Pringle to know that he had made the right choice. He 

already felt relieved and thankful. He had a long way to 

go but now he had a song in his heart, and a happy 

feeling.

   Pringle was happy to feel the warmth of the sunshine 

on his body too; so he began to purr; just like he had 

always done when he was happy. As he purred the warm 

wind dried his young silver wings and neck. He stretched 

up as high as he could to see the ocean 

along the far reaches of the windy path. Pringle could 

see the ocean and the furry gray pussy willows bending 

in the breeze along the valley Glen; just below. The 

Willows seemed to purr in the rushing wind. It was as if 

the pussy willows were waving; beckoning to him.

Pringle ran down through the Willow Glen.The soft Gray 

Willow branches grazed his ears. They reminded him of 

his Father's guiding glance;   his family's warm   embrace. 

This memory made his heart feel hopeful.

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