Once Upon a Time
by Amanda Beutler
Once upon a time there was a beautiful dragon named Gregory.
There was also his many dragon companions which didn't like Gregory or his beautiful scales.
One day Gregory was lounging in an open field, letting the sunlight glimmer off his beautiful scales. Suddenly, from the woods at the edge of the field, he heard a group of loud grunts and screams.
Then he heard footsteps. The sound of thousands of feet stampeding in panic, accelerating and coming toward his direction. “The trolls! The trolls!” the villagers screamed. “They've invaded!” Gregory knew he needed to do something to help. But what about his beautiful scales? He couldn't possibly risk them in any kind of battle.
So he decided that he needed to make some kind of armor to protect his magnificent body. He tried and tried to mold the metal but could not figure out how humans could make armor. He knew he needed to risk his life and his beautiful scales to save the people, but he just didn't think he had the courage.
The only other idea Gregory had that did not include going to fight was to go to his other dragon companions who didn't like him or his beautiful scales. He asked them if they were going to help save the village from the trolls. They glared at him and replied, “Now why would we do something like that?! They are just humans.”
Gregory knew he had to be the one to save them even if it meant putting his beauty at risk. He flew into the village and defeated the trolls by the sun shining off his beautiful scales. He blinded the trolls and pushed them into the water. From that day his name was changed that day to Gregory the Great. Every human and beast (including his dragon companions) loved Gregory the Great.
The moral of this story is just be yourself, only you have unique and special skills.
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