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 One beautiful spring day, in the village of Harrison, 

brother and sister Losola and Missy were having a 

picnic with their pet dog and best friend, Ruffie. 

 After a long day of playing their favorite games 

and eating a big meal of sandwiches and cake, the 

pair had become quite tired. "Missy" said Losola, "I 

sure am tired, I am going to take a nap under this 

big shady tree. Please make sure you keep an eye 

on Ruffie, you know how curious he can be" 

"Okay" said Missy with a big yawn.

It didn't take long before both children were 

fast asleep under the big shade trees. 

Ruffie, who always had a reputation of being a 

very curious pup, caught a whiff of a new scent 

and began to follow it through the forest.

A short time later, both children awoke from their 

naps feeling refreshed. With a big stretch and a yawn, 

Losola said "Thanks for watching Ruffie while I took a 

nap sister". Missy rubbed the sleep from her eyes and 

exclaimed "Oh my! I must have accidentally fallen 

asleep. Where is Ruffie?!" 

Both children began looking everywhere for Ruffie. 

They looked behind tree's, under rocks, even in a 

rabbits hole. The whole time they cried out "Ruffie!" 

"Ruffie where are you!" Then Losola noticed some 

tracks. "Look at this sister, these are Ruffies paw 

prints. Lets get our bikes and follow the trail!" 

The children fetched their bikes and began to 

follow Ruffie's paw prints. They pedaled through 

the forest, past the village and into the pasture on 

the other side of town. 

They had never been this far outside of the village 

before. "Losola" said Missy. "I am getting a little 

frightened, I've heard stories about the cave 

dragon that lives on the other side of this pasture. 

People say that he is very big and scary looking" 

"Don't worry sister" Losola replied "We must be 

brave for our friend Ruffie" and the children 

continued on...

Soon enough, the children had made their way 

through the pasture and came upon Dragon 

mountain. Ruffie's tracks were heading right to 

it! The children left their bikes behind and 

began to walk around looking for the secret 

mountain entrance.

As the sun began to set, the children stumbled upon 

the entrance to the cave dragons lair. "Should we 

knock on the door?" asked Missy. Before Losola had 

time to answer they heard a load "ROAAAR!!!" "Who 

dares to disturb me!" boomed a loud voice. 

"We do, Losola and Missy" Losola replied nervously. 

"We have come looking for our missing dog, Ruffie. 

We followed his trail to your door Mr. Dragon. We 

have traveled many miles, we are tired and we did not 

mean to bother you. We miss our best pal Ruffie and 

would go anywhere to find him"

"You care for the creature named Ruffie?" asked the 

dragon. 

"We do, we love him very much. He is our best friend." 

Missy replied. 

The dragon then walked closer to the children and hung 

his head down looking them in the eyes. 

"My name is Flash the cave dragon" he spoke with 

smoke seeping from his nostrils. "People and animals 

think I'm scary because I am big and red. No one has 

ever wanted to speak to me or visit my mountain home 

just because of how I look. The truth is, I am a really 

nice guy. I become very lonely living in this mountain."

"Ruffie came to my home last night, he was lost and 

looking for the zoo. Ruffie was not scared of me and 

spoke to me nicely, we became friends. Ruffie told me 

how nice of a feeling it was to have friends who love 

you. I see that you love your friend Ruffie and I want 

to help you find him."

The children were surprised at how sweet the big red 

dragon was. "THANK YOU! Mr. Flash Dragon" the 

children exclaimed. "You are a very nice dragon and 

we would be happy to call you our new friend". 

"Come children, hop on my back, we are going for a 

ride to find Ruffie. Make sure you hold on tight" 

And with that the children climbed on to the big 

dragons back, and off they went.

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