Backyard Dragon
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William Harris, Grade 6
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Short Story
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2016
Lava dripping from its mouth going all over mums washing. Leaving large footprints in the ground. I had to tell someone. "THERES A DRAGON IN MY BACKYARD" I yelled, I don't think anyone heard me. I saw the neighbors light turn on but then off straight away. The curtains were rippling; my neighbor was trying to ignore me.
I ran inside to wake up my mum and dad to tell them there is a dragon eating all the clothes of the washing line. I jumped on their beds do told them about the dragon and all dad said was go back to bed mum wasn't there but dad was. I convinced my dad to come in the back yard. The dragon was gone! But I showed my dad all the footprints that the dragon left. And saw that the tops from the washing line had red dyed water not lava. I heard the bush rattling and shadows behind the fence. I want up to the bush with dad and mum jumped out and she was wearing a dragon suit and started laughing, so did dad. Next-door neighbors came over to our house saying did he fall for it. I'd been pranked.