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The
Dragon Hid Behind a Rocks and Listened . . .
"Evidence!"
said the man who had run down the slope. "Evidence! Why, we've got
fifteen of the most beautiful dragons you ever dreamed of trapped in a
cave that seems to have only one entrance. The rest of the men are
guarding it."
"Fifteen
trapped in a cave!" moaned the baby dragon. "Why, that's my
whole family -- my six sisters, seven brothers and my dear gigantic
mother and father. I'm the only one left to save them. But why didn't
they fly away?" He listened to the men again.
"How do
you know you have fifteen in the cave?"
"We
took them by surprise. They were asleep at the entrance, and when they
saw us they rushed inside. What a sight!"
"Fifteen
dragons!" One of the men whistled. "What did they look
like?"
"They
went so fast it was hard to see, but there was one huge blue one, a big
yellow one, about five smaller green ones, and the rest were blue and
yellow. They all had red horns and feet, and gold-colored wings!"
"I
can't wait," said one of the men. "Why, every zoo in the
country will want one!"
"Oh,
no!" groaned the horrified baby dragon, hiding behind the rocks.
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