A Sample Story

How Conor met Percy, and their very first adventures...

Once upon a fine summer day, not so far away....

A boy called Conor was with his Mum and Dad, working in the garden. Dad finished cutting the grass, put the lawnmower in the garden shed, then went indoors for a shower. Mum having finished putting the new flowers in, went indoors to get the tea ready, leaving Conor to water the flowers. Conor was filling the watering can with water, when he saw a small flame, under his dad's shed.

“OK” said Conor, “I'll use this water to put out that flame”. As he got close to the shed he heard a small voice saying, “Please don't splash me with water, it takes ages to dry out, and weeks to re-light my flame”. Conor knelt to look under the shed, where the voice had come from. Lo and behold, he saw a small green dragon, smaller than a sparrow. “You'd better come out before you set my Dad's shed on fire” said Conor.

Out came the dragon saying “Hello Conor, my name is Percy”. “Hello Percy, you seem a little small to be a grown up dragon” replied Conor. Percy puffed out his chest and said. “I will have you know that I am a full 3 inches long from nose to tail, and in six months time I will be an adult dragon, and be able to do all the things adult dragons do”.

“Why, Percy, how long is 3 inches, and how old are you ?”

“Oh I forgot you do not use the old measuring system, I am 8 centimetres long, and 99 years and 6 months old” replied Percy with a dragon smile.

“Why are you in our garden and under our shed ?” asked Conor.

“Well” replied Percy, “First, I thought I was lost, because as I was flying along a huge wind blew me off course, and I ended up in your garden. But that's where I was supposed to be. Also we dragons have to hide from cats when we sleep, so I am under your shed in my nice warm cosy nest. I made it from your Dad's grass cuttings”.

“What do you mean when you say you were supposed to be here “? asked Conor. “well my Dad sent me, I will explain that later” replied Percy. Conor asked “How long have you been here? And what do Dragons eat ?”.

“Oh Conor, you ask so many questions, I've been here for 7 years, since the day you were born, waiting for you to find me. And so far I have been eating all sorts, also some of the bread you throw out for the birds, if I am quick I can beat them to the best bits, then I toast the bread with my flame, I really do like toast” said Percy.

Just then Mum called Conor to come in for his tea. “Oh, please stay Percy, while I bring my tea into the garden and we can share it between us” 

“O.K. But you must promise not to tell anyone about me”. 

“I promise” said Conor. This was the start of a firm friendship that would last for years and years.

They sat in the garden sharing a tuna sandwich and some coconut cake made by Nanny.