
The Dream
Dragon of New York
©William May (aged 9 years)
Once upon a dream time there was a dream dragon. He lived in the deep
blue sea next to New York City. He came out every night to fulfil the
dreams of the New Yorkers and to keep them peaceful and joyful. But one
night the dream dragon did not come and the people of New York were
troubled and worried. But these people of New York were clever and smart
and they thought of ways of recapturing the dragon so that the
grandparents could have their dreams of keeping the city safe from
enemies, the parents could have theirs of keeping the children safe from
vicious dogs and the children have their dreams of storytelling. The
grandparents chose to weave a huge blanket so they could recapture him.
The parents chose to recapture him by playing music for him so he would
be enchanted by it and the children chose to recapture him by telling
their happy stories. The dragon thought he could hear music and
storytelling and believed the people were celebrating without him! So he
came out of the deep blue sea and into the city. The grandparents’
blanket caught the dream dragon and he agreed to fulfil their dreams if
they treated him like a normal dragon. They agreed to treat him normally
and they lived peacefully and joyfully ever after.