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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...

The Warden’s Daughter

There once was a warden’s daughter

Who was tasked to help protect

The villagers and royalty

Of the kingdom of Pluperfect.

An old prophecy had said

She’d use her power of moonlight

To hold back a great evil

And prevent her kingdom’s plight.

Alas, her power slow in coming

Made the people ill at ease.

Despite the girl’s efforts to ignite her gift,

The people she could not appease.

They gossiped behind her back,

And their complaints reached the warden’s ears.

The warden demanded she work harder,

So she worked harder for years.

But the girl’s powers did not awaken,

And she was tired all the while,

For the demands of her kingdom

We’re too much for just one child.

One day she went up the mountain,

For she said she had to pray.

As day turned to night, and night to day,

It was apparent, she’d gone away.

Now the warden’s daughter is missing.

The kingdom lives in fear

Of the evil rising in darkness

That draws ever near.

But when all seems to be lost

And darkness claims to have won

The girl will return more powerful

And the evil will be undone.

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