Stay, Dragons, stay! E-Book

Sonja Tolevski

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

What if we already learned as children to firmly rely on ourselves and our feelings? What if we took life easier and believed more in us as adults? Leo is a dragon that has made it his task to re-open the eyes of us humans for what isn't visible but rather remarkable and noticeable. Should we be able to regain this knowledge we will be changed – towards certain self-confidence. …'We are dragons. And as a dragon I've got my duties. Of course the level of difficulty of our duties is different. Sometimes they are easier to perform, sometimes a bit more difficult. Very often it depends on where we live and, more importantly, who with.' He briefly thought about it and then quickly continued before I was able to interrupt him. He seemed to know me. I would have loved to ask a question but he didn't want me to have the opportunity. He immediately continued, 'Unfortunately you people can't see us. Well, that is actually not quite true. It's mostly the little people who may be able to see us better…'

Leseprobe

Sonja Tolevski

Stay, Dragons, stay!

A bring-along book for small and large people

For Sophie & LaurenBookRix GmbH & Co. KG80331 Munich

Stay, Dragons, stay!

Leo was ill.

He wasn't feeling well at all. His beautiful dragon green was covered with red dots. The green scales were not as shiny as usual, and the red dots really used up a lot of space. He looked at me with his big, dark, round eyes, and I immediately understood that he needed my help. He wouldn't feel better just like that. At this point in time I had no idea what was really wrong with him. But first things first. At the beginning I had only noticed his two eyes. Two eyes with a green background were blinking at me. These dark eyes had a wonderful shine to them, and there was also a smile to find. Underneath the eyes I could see a round snout with two large nostrils. My eyes wandered around on this friendly looking face. It was just green. In some places the green reminded me of the leaves of tulips, in other places it was much, much darker and reminded me of fir trees, and even others had the colour of moss. Everything was shimmering in different shades of green. I had never seen anything like this before. It was a shimmer like the inside of a shell, but just green. Above his eyes I could see two ears, one of which was round and naughtily pointing up in the air whereas the other one had tilted forwards. Both ears reminded me of the slices of a watermelon which were moving from time to time. Of course they were green on the outside and reddish on the inside. The red was changing every time the ears moved. It was exciting to watch. It was only then that I realised that this must be a small, young dragon. He didn’t' have any red dots on his head yet, they were only visible on his body. I have to admit that I don't meet a dragon every day, and therefore probably needed quite a long time to see him for what he was. I was looking in his eyes for a very long moment before I heard myself asking him, 'Who are you?'

He cleared his throat. A paw scratched cautiously his belly. He said with a low voice, 'I am Leonardus.'

There was impatience in his eyes but he waited. After a few minutes, I asked him, 'What is wrong with you?'

He answered, 'I am ill. Can you see these spots? I mean the red dots everywhere on my body. They don't belong to me. I mean I haven't always had them but only since I've been ill. I am going to tell you a few things. And I'm only going to tell you so that you help me.'

I was surprised. 'Me? I am supposed to help you? How would I be able to do that?'

Leonardus gasped and continued. 'Please write about me, that's the only way for me to get better.'

Ah, so that was it. Write about him, and he would get better. Why not? At first glance he made a very tame, small and clumsy impression. And since he had addressed me to ask for my help I couldn't possibly deny his wish. I looked at him more closely. His green body was sprinkled with raspberry-coloured dots and patches. The patches were all patterned and looked like painted snail shells. Very strange indeed.

I took a step back to look at him as a whole. His body was large and reminded me of a mountain. This green mountain sported a slightly protruding belly which was lighter than the rest. Left and right next to the mountain were thick arms which ended in horny paws on waist-height. These paws looked dangerous but appeared to momentarily support the shiny belly which didn't make a particularly dangerous impression. It was obvious that my dragon had just recently had a large meal. I slowly lowered my eyes to the ground and noticed another pair of huge paws with long claws. They seemed to balance the green mountain between them. On the right hand side was a tail with a spiky surface. The tip of the tail was twitching in an irregular rhythm. My new friend looked very relaxed but I assume on the inside he was very tense.

'My name is Leonardus,' he started again. 'But you can call me Leo if you want to. My real name is Leonardus Fidibus of Dandelion.' Leo hesitated and watched me with wide eyes. He didn't want to miss any reaction in my face. Whilst I was thinking about how to remember this long name he interrupted my thoughts and asked, 'Do you like my name?'

'Yes, it is gorgeous. But it is also very long. I hope I will be able to remember it.'

'I'm sure you will be able to do just that. I will just repeat it a few more times, and then I will store it in a place inside your head where you are bound to find it tomorrow.' Leo seemed to be convinced that his approach would work. I, however, was thinking of all the things I had already secured in a very safe place inside my head but still couldn't remember. I could remember neither the things nor the safe places. And that happened very often.

But for his sake I would of course try to remember his name.

I was determined to remember it the next day and beyond if possible since it was obvious that it would take a few more days before I would find the time to write about him.

In fact time was flying and a few days became a few weeks.

Occasionally I looked after Leo. I was feeling guilty, and I was very worried that the red dots may have changed him completely in the meantime. It was my concern that I wouldn't find a green dragon anymore during my next visit but rather a red one with some remaining green bits. Luckily his condition didn't change, and he only looked at me patiently with his big eyes. He winked at me, and I melted away. Again I promised to write about him as soon as I would find the time or as soon as the time had come.

I was actually able to remember his name immediately and it still sprang to mind even a few days later. I'm not exactly sure how his trick worked, but it did.

Leonardus Fidibus of Dandelion. Now he should have been able to tell his story and get better.

'You know, I'm a descendant of a very, very old family of dragons. It is so old that my great-great-great-grandfather had a few friends which belonged to the dinosaurs. I'm not sure if I've mentioned 'great' often enough. But it was in any case a grandfather of mine. We've been around for a very long time, and we are very proud of it.'

'Where are the other family members?' I asked.

'They are all around. All my siblings are very famous dragons. And they've got gorgeous names as well. My big brothers are called Artus and Nikolasius. Then there is Eugenianis, he is a bit younger than me. And of course my big sister Mercedea, and then there is my little sister Kallioppa.'

I nodded impressed. He continued, 'We are dragons. And as a dragon I've got my duties. Of course the level of difficulty of our duties is different. Sometimes they are easier to perform, sometimes a bit more difficult. Very often it depends on where we live and, more importantly, who with.' He briefly thought about it and then quickly continued before I was able to interrupt him. He seemed to know me. I would have loved to ask a question but he didn't want me to have the opportunity. He immediately continued, 'Unfortunately you people can't see us. Well, that is actually not quite true. It's mostly the little people who may be able to see us better. Then they spill the beans about us in front of their parents or grandparents and tell them that they have seen dragons or even that they have talked to one of us. And then the trouble starts. 'Child, don't talk such nonsense. There are no dragons in the real world, only in fairy tales.' Leo was imitating an outraged voice, supposedly of a worried mother or grandmother.

'Well, and what do you think the little ones gradually do?' His face contorted into a painful smile.

'I can imagine,' I replied.