By 3rd Grade Students at Stratford Elementary
May 2017
The dragon guarded his cave. Percy Jackson watched. He had never seen this dragon before. But he did glimpse something very shiny behind the dragon inside the cave. It was the Athena Parthenos! He must take the statue back for everyone to share.
The dragon towered over Percy – at least ten feet tall. He was orange, a little lighter than a tangerine. He had huge wings and he kept trying to fly, but he was chained to the cave. Percy imagined he would fly quite high in the sky with those massive wings.
The dragon kept shooting flames over and over. Percy thought the dragon’s skin might be made out of celestial bronze. His claws looked really sharp and the spikes that ran down his back looked even sharper – sharper than the sharpest knife.
The dragon smelled like cotton candy. Yuck! It was way too sweet – all sugary and gross. In between trying to fly, the dragon stomped making a racket – a rattle because he was so heavy he caused the rock to shift and move.
Percy was almost ready to go after the statue, but he was starving. He hadn’t eaten in days. And he knew that food was important before a battle. He pulled out a granola bar and bit into it. He made a face. Yuck! He didn’t like granola bars – they were too sweet, but it was all he had. He chewed it down as quickly as he could. Now, he was ready.
Percy’s plan was simple. He would distract the dragon and sneak around it. He was a little worried that the dragon’s spikes might be poisonous. And he was also worried about the dragon’s flame. He felt suspicious that the dragon was smart enough to know that by flying up and then stomping down, he might be able to break his chains.
SNAP!
Uh-oh! The chains did break.
The dragon lunged for Percy. Percy lunged away. The dragon barely nipped him as he ran.
Percy raced to the other side of the cave. Oh no! There was yet another dragon! It was twice as big and neon red.
The neon red dragon saw Percy and attacked. Percy pulled out Riptide, his sword, and clashed with the dragon. They fought and fought. Then the dragon grabbed the sword with his mouth. Now Percy had no weapon.
“Stop!” he called.
The neon red dragon stopped, looking startled. The orange dragon had just arrived but fainted at Percy’s yell.
“I just want the Athena Parthenos to share with everyone,” said Percy.
“Well, why didn’t you ask?” said the neon dragon.
Meanwhile, the orange dragon woke up.
“Are you okay, Bob?” asked the neon red dragon.
“I think so,” said the orange dragon. Ah-ha thought Percy. The orange dragon’s name is Bob.
“You can have the statue,” said the neon dragon.
“We are going home,” said Bob. The two dragons flew away. Percy grabbed the statue and left.
The End.
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