He was only a little green dragon
Mostly forgotten by his clan
But when the land was conquered
And all it's inhabitants were enslaved
He was asked by the high council
To give a helping hand.

'Tis by far more dangerous
Than anything before .....'
Spoke the high councillor Katerus
'Fight with flame and claw!'
'Who me?' he said
'I'm big and strong 
Watch me ...... you'll see
I won't be long!'

So off he flew to scout the land
He saw below him trees afire
And ugly monsters eating elves
He become all wrath and ire
And hit those monsters with all he'd got
'Take that and that and that!'
He flamed them to cinders burning hot!

The happy elves cheered 
'Hip hip hooray .... you're a legend
and hero for the elven folk today!'
'Awww ... 'twas nothin' he said
As he flew off with pride
His little dragon heart beating
All jittery inside.

From way up ahead came an almighty roar
The wicked sorceress was seething right down to her core
'Who dares to kill my pets?' she screamed
'I'll sizzle him and burn him and chop off his head
and drown him and choke him until he is dead!'

She struck up a storm 
Of lightning and thunder
Dazzle and destruction every where
But our little hero was not daunted at all
He snuck up behind her and tugged on her hair
She screeched and spun and slipped on her robe
He flamed her and watched as fire burned her clothes
And then pooooof ... she was gone 
A menace no more and peace settled down on the land.

Now every where there's laughter and song
Bards tell the tale of the dragon
They sing of how they knew all along
How he was brave and mightily strong
A hero of his time was our little dragon friend
Alas this is where our dragon tale ends.

©Janine Daniel