The Water Dragon

The Water Dragon 

It was another windy chilly day on the coast of Cornwall

A boy no older than ten

Escaped

To look between the rocks

Of a luscious sandy beach

Searching for mysteries

As yet unsolved

Looking for creatures

To behold

He spends an hour

Prodding the beings

Inside the pools

Then he sees something glowing

Between misshaped stones

An oval-shaped treasure

A strange looking egg

What’s it doing in the water?

The boy questioned in his head

Carefully, he picked it

Put it in his pockets

And off home he went

With a secret

When he was alone

He took out the egg

Placed it in front of the fireplace

Whilst his parents were in bed

It didn’t look like a chicken’s egg

And why would it be in water?

Maybe it fell off of a ship in the ocean?

The egg felt cold

Was it meant to be warm?

The boy kept the egg

In a bed made of straw

Three weeks passed

With not even a crack

The boy began to think it was empty

Disappointed

Then one evening

Whilst reading in his blanket

The boy heard a noise

From underneath his bed

Eagerly he looked

And pulled out the box

Peeking inside

At the egg he found by the shore

The boy gasped

It was finally time

A crack ripped the surface

Of his treasured find

The boy stared confounded

Watching the egg

As slowly more cracks appeared

The boy watched it instead of going to bed

It was nearly morning

The boy was falling asleep

When he heard a low roar

He opened his eyes

No one would believe

What the boy saw

On the floor by his bed

A slimy little creature

Scales on its arms

That looked more like wings

Pointy tiny ears

And a long tail

A spike on its end

Two nostrils

And two beady eyes

This certainly was one spectacular surprise

It looked like a dragon

But that could not be

Maybe the boy fell asleep

And began to dream

The boy rubbed his eyes

The creature remained

He pinched his arm

Nothing changed

Not knowing what to do

The boy did what you do

When you meet someone new

“Hello.” He whispered

The dragon let out a caw and stepped closer

Its feet tipped with claws

The boy put out his hand

Not knowing what to expect

He hoped for the best

The dragon tentatively moved closer

The boy felt its breath

Heat on his hand

The dragon edged towards the boy’s shaky hand

It gave a low rumbled and looked at his face

The boy smiled

“It’s ok. I won’t hurt you.” The boy assured the creature

The dragon reached out with it’s nose and nuzzled the boy’s finger

The boy giggled

And gently stroked

The little dragon’s head

“Where did you come from?” The boy questioned.

The dragon only roared

“I’d like to be friends.” Said the boy

The dragon again nuzzled his finger

“Is that a yes?” He asked

The dragon cawed

The boy laughed again

He’d made a friend

From hope and belief

He’d found something special

An adventure was about to begin

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