By 6th Grade Students at Ramblewood Elementary
February 2014
The dragon guarded his cave. Michael Jordan watched. He wondered what the dragon guarded.
The dragon was at least thirty feet long. He was bright red, with sparkly, large wings. He had long spikes running down his back. The dragon’s scales looked very rough. All over his body he had pink, smooth spots. His wings were progressively darker red with black tips. His teeth were very sharp and long. On the top of the dragon’s head was what looked to be an upside down ice cream cone for a horn.
Michael Jordan lifted his head and smelled the beautiful, yummy aroma of bacon. Dang, that dragon smelled good! The dragon had been roaring for quite a while. It was hurting Michael Jordan’s ears. He thought the dragon was angry that he was there.
Just then a young girl skipped past Michael Jordan eating a piece of chocolate cake. He loved chocolate cake. It was so sweet and yummy.
“Hey, little girl,” he said. “Do you want to help me sneak into the dragon’s cave?”
“Wow, Michael Jordan! You are my hero! Of course, I will help!”
They went into a huddle and agreed that the little girl, who introduced herself as Stacy, would distract the dragon with her chocolate cake. She skipped up to the dragon and threw little chunks of cake at him. He lumbered to the cake. Michael snuck behind and into the cave.
It was very dark. After a few seconds, his eyes adjusted. The first thing he saw was Domo – so cute and fluffy and warm. The cutest monster ever.
Domo said, in Domo language, “There is treasure here, and I want to help you steal it. I do not like the dragon because he has been holding me prisoner for many moons.” Fortunately, Michael Jordan had studied Domo language in school.
Just then, Chuck Norris sauntered in from the back of the cave. He was munching on a hot dog. “Wassup?” he asked, with his mouth full.
Yum thought Michael Jordon. He loved hot dogs. They tasted meaty good, the way a unicorn might taste. He grabbed the hot dog from Chuck Norris and stuffed it in his mouth, chewing quickly. Chuck immediately pulled out his numchucks.
The cave shook as a huge stomp sounded from right outside. There was another stomp and then the dragon appeared at the entrance. Uh-oh, thought Michael. He yelled to Chuck. “We better work together. The dragon is here.”
Chuck Norris used his numchucks to fight the dragon. Domo bit the dragon. And Michael Jordan pelted the dragon with basketballs. After Michael threw the tenth basketball, the dragon fell to the ground. He started to snore. They hadn’t killed him, only knocked him out. They raced toward the treasure.
Suddenly, another dragon appeared from a side chamber. She was neon yellow, and about the same size as the first dragon. She quickly moved to block their path. In unison, they all slid under her and made it past.
But their way was blocked by an old wood door. They opened it and walked through.
“Uh-oh,” yelled Michael Jordan. “There are pressure point traps set. If we step wrong, they will block our way.”
All of a sudden, the little girl magically appeared. She threw the rest of her cake at the far wall. It exploded and magically revealed where all the traps were.
Then the Pokemon Jiggly Puff appeared. He started to sing. His singing made Michael super sleepy. He noticed that everyone was getting sleepy.
With a loud ring of the doorbell, the Teenage Ninja Turtles ran in through another door. They sprayed everyone with kale. Michael Jordan didn’t mind because it woke him up from the Jiggly Puff’s spell.
The dragons stomped in, and Kirby arrived. He swallowed both dragons whole.
Michael Jordan, Chuck Norris, the little girl, and Domo raced to the back of the cave. They saw beautiful treasure. It was all theirs.
“Yeah!”
But then a cage fell from the cave’s ceiling and trapped them! Oh, Noooooooo!!!
To Be Continued…
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