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back of the small dragon she rode. wooden shelf they stood on and
She gave him a pat on the head she looked out over the vast
and the dragon gave a yawn and library.
spread his wings out before
stepping down from their The Redcoat mumbled under
pedestal. his breath, “I said someone should
do something, I was not implying
“Screaming and crying all night we should do something!”
long!” The Civil War soldier spoke
sympathetically as he arched his Sounding shocked and indignant.
back and stepped down from his “What could we do anyway?
pedestal.
We’re just figurines? We ain't
“I still think someone should do even meant to be played with,
something.” The Redcoat stepped
down from his platform that we’re just useless decoration.”
matched the Civil War soldier’s “Perhaps you are useless, but
and he quickly took three steps
away from him as if he could no I’ve seen plenty of action!” The
longer stand to be at his side. Redcoat’s accent made his boast
“I agree we should do something. sound bold.
My heart breaks to hear the crying
of the poor soul whose anguish “I can show you some action if
rings out each night.” The girl you want. I’m itchin for a fight!”
took a few steps to the edge of the The Civil War soldier brandished
his musket at the Redcoat and the
loose bayonet rattled sounding as
if might fall off.
“Oh, posh!” The Recoat scoffed.
“I could take you on with one arm
tied behind my back!”
“Stop!” The girl stepped
between the two. “You are always
fighting. Let us work together
now. We have got to find out who
is crying so that we can help in
some way.”
“What do you suggest?” The
Redcoat looked doubtfully at the
girl. “Not that I think you could
come up with anything
constructive. What are you
anyway? I’ve never heard of a girl
riding a dragon! It’s
preposterous!”
She gave him a pat on the head she looked out over the vast
and the dragon gave a yawn and library.
spread his wings out before
stepping down from their The Redcoat mumbled under
pedestal. his breath, “I said someone should
do something, I was not implying
“Screaming and crying all night we should do something!”
long!” The Civil War soldier spoke
sympathetically as he arched his Sounding shocked and indignant.
back and stepped down from his “What could we do anyway?
pedestal.
We’re just figurines? We ain't
“I still think someone should do even meant to be played with,
something.” The Redcoat stepped
down from his platform that we’re just useless decoration.”
matched the Civil War soldier’s “Perhaps you are useless, but
and he quickly took three steps
away from him as if he could no I’ve seen plenty of action!” The
longer stand to be at his side. Redcoat’s accent made his boast
“I agree we should do something. sound bold.
My heart breaks to hear the crying
of the poor soul whose anguish “I can show you some action if
rings out each night.” The girl you want. I’m itchin for a fight!”
took a few steps to the edge of the The Civil War soldier brandished
his musket at the Redcoat and the
loose bayonet rattled sounding as
if might fall off.
“Oh, posh!” The Recoat scoffed.
“I could take you on with one arm
tied behind my back!”
“Stop!” The girl stepped
between the two. “You are always
fighting. Let us work together
now. We have got to find out who
is crying so that we can help in
some way.”
“What do you suggest?” The
Redcoat looked doubtfully at the
girl. “Not that I think you could
come up with anything
constructive. What are you
anyway? I’ve never heard of a girl
riding a dragon! It’s
preposterous!”
