Leo and the Sneezy Little Dragon

Ages 3–5

When Leo finds a pocket-sized baby dragon whose sneezes burst into tiny golden sparkles, he packs a basket of remedies to cure poor Pepper's sniffles. Nothing works, and Pepper says sorry after every sneeze. Then the garden goes dark and blue, and Leo's glimmery idea shows them both that Pepper's sn

Children learn that helping a friend sometimes means accepting them just as they are, not trying to fix what makes them special.

One windy morning, Leo found a teacup on the kitchen windowsill. Something inside it was snoring. Something green. Something small. Something with... WINGS!

It was a dragon! A baby dragon, small enough to fit in a pocket! "I'm Pepper," he said shyly. His nose went twitch. His nose went wiggle. "Ah... ah... ah-CHOOO!" And out the tiny sparkles flew! "Bless you!" said Leo. "Sorry!" squeaked Pepper.

The sparkles drifted down, soft and gentle. They tickled, like snowflakes made of sunshine. "Real dragons fly high and ROAR," sniffed Pepper. "But every time I try... I sneeze and tumble."

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