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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...

Mr. Farmer and the Sea Serpent

A boy was eating

Peppermint sticks

On the shore

Of the Sea of Nix.


He went merrily

On his way

Until a Sea Serpent

Came that very day.


It said, “Give me that candy

Or I’ll eat you instead.”

And the lad did so

Lest he become dead.


“Come back and

Give me more tomorrow.”

The lad ran off

In fear and sorrow.


The poor lad

Ran up the hill

To Mr. Farmer’s

Little mill.


He told him that

The Sea Serpent

Had eaten all

His peppermint.


“Mr. Farmer,

what shall we do?

The Sea Serpent

Will come back soon.”


Mr. Farmer said,

“Do not fear,

Give me fresh water

And my lyre.”


The little boy

Did as he was told,

And the man set off

Though he was old.


Mr. Farmer

Went to the sea

And played a tune,

A good sea shanty.


Up came the Serpent

From the sea

“I thought I heard

A good sea shanty.”


Mr. Farmer smiled

“‘Tis my lyre I play.

But I think I shall stop

For the day.”


“Don’t stop playing

I love the song.

I could listen

All day long.”


“Fine, but first

Please oblige me

And drink this jug

Of delicious tea.”


The Serpent drank

The fresh water

And began to feel

Hotter and hotter.


His skin grew dry

And very pale

He went back into the sea

For he felt unwell.


He was ill

For many a day

And from then on

He stayed away.


Mr. Farmer

Received joyous praise,

And the town lived peacefully

All their days.

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