The Blood Sucker

• Mason Roper, Grade 1, South Kalgoorlie Primary School
• Short Story
• 2018

Excellence Award in the 'Write Along 2018' competition

I was walking in the deep dark forest and I came to a stop. Right in front of me was an overshadowing tomb. I stared at it. It was an ancient tomb. The door was locked. I couldn’t get in but suddenly it opened anyway. I had been a cowboy always and it had been a mistake to go looking for the treasure.
I was walking into the tomb and I looked to my left. There was a dragon. I wasn’t scared but it was sleeping. But I stepped on a twig and it saw me and it was coming at me with his mouth open. I grabbed my gun and shot it. The dragon fell to the ground. It was dead, but there was one problem. I couldn’t get out. I found a lever and pulled it. I was free!