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The Squirrel and the Dragon: A Fantasy Short Story

Once upon a time, in a little cottage atop a tall tree in a little forest, there lived a little squirrel named Chestnut. Every morning, Chestnut loved to take her little basket and go on nature walks to collect little colorful flowers in the meadows. She would make bouquets and flower wreaths and sell them at the market square. But one day, when Chestnut went on a walk to collect more flowers, she found a big black hill blocking her way. The big black hill was very strange, because instead of being covered with green grass, it was covered in black scales that shimmered in the sunlight. Another strange thing about the big black hill was that it moved up and down, almost as if it were breathing. “I don’t know how this strange hill got here,” Chestnut said to herself. “But I’ll just climb over it.” Chestnut clambered up the big black hill. It was a little difficult, since it kept moving up and down, but thanks to her determination, Chestnut managed to reach the very top. “I did it!” Chest...

How to Scare a Pegasus


Scaring away a Pegasus

Can be very hard to do

When you are banned from shooting it

With an arrow or two.


It's frustrating for farmers

To deal with large winged beasts

Who eat their hard work

Of cabbages and beets.


It's sad for farmers

To watch their families grow thin

While Pegasus grow fatter 

To everyone's chagrin.


But no need to cry,

And no need to fear,

One solution to your woes

Is finally here.


I will tell you a way

To bypass the law

Of never shooting a Pegasus

Large or small.


The first thing to do,

Is go to the Whispering Wood,

At its center is a tall blue tree,

Known as a Blue Beechwood.


On this tree are fruits,

Red and gold in hue,

Pluck a few of each kind

When they have fresh morning dew.


Take the fruit home to squeeze

Into a few cups of water.

Sprinkle the mixture on your crops;

Send the Pegasi for silent slaughter.


Give it a few weeks,

Perhaps even a day,

And you'll find the pesky Pegasi

Have mysteriously gone away.


If anyone asks why the Pegasus

Have left your crops alone,

Say "They must’ve found paradise,

And now have a new eternal home."

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