The Wonderful Dragon

2nce XpRn a time theUe Zas a JiUl named Lily. She had a wicked stepmRtheU since heU mRtheU died when she was fRXU. 7he stepmRtheU tUeated Lily YeUy Eadly. SR Rne day when heU fatheU went tR wRUk Lily was chased RXt Ey heU stepmRtheU. She was chased tR the wRRds.

7heUe Lily saw a caYe. She heaUd a URaU cRminJ fURm the caYe. It was a 'UaJRn 7he 'UaJRn was URaUinJ in pain theUe was a thRUn stXck in his paw.

´2h nR pRRU thinJ µ said Lily.

7he 'UaJRn was in a lRt Rf pain.

Lily Jently pXlled RXt the thRUn and the 'UaJRn felt mXch EetteU. 7hen Lily and the 'UaJRn Eecame fUiends.

$fteU all that Lily said JRRdEye tR the 'UaJRn and went Rn heU way hRme. Lily was nRt lRRkinJ wheUe she was JRinJ and fell fURm a cliff BXt EefRUe she JRt inMXUed the 'UaJRn TXickly JUaEEed heU and pXt heU Eack Rn land.

Lily said ´7hank yRXµ and the 'UaJRn URaUed as if he was sayinJ ´<RX·Ue welcRmeµ.

)URm then Rn Lily Rften Yisited the caYe. 7he 'UaJRn and Lily Uemained the Eest Rf fUiends fRUeYeU

Shaili De Silva (10 years) Methodist College, Colombo 3