The Baby Dragon

Once there was a colony of dragons that lived in the Santa Monica Mountains. No one ever knew these dragons lived in the mountains because they were only visible to those that believed in the magic and everything that most reasonable people don't. In short, only children can see these dragons. The dragons of this colony were extremely worried about the lineage of their king and queen, Borus and Dalila. It is customary that the rulers of dragon colonies have children to keep the crown and legacy in the family. Without a direct heir, the dragons can get into fights to be the new rulers and more often than not chaos ensues and the colony dies off. Borus and Dalila haven't been able to conceive a child in the 200 years they were together and they were beginning to lose hope.

One day a child named Daisy was hiking in the mountains with her dad when she suddenly strayed from him. Dalila later found her after hearing her cry. Daisy, however, was scared.

"Who..who...who are you?" Daisy whimpered.

"You can see me?" asked Dalila, surprised that such a thing could occur.

"Umm...yea. You're a big dinosaur with wings," Daisy stated matter of factly.

"No, silly child. I'm a dragon," Dalila said, spreading her golden wings proudly. "If you're lost you can come spend the night with me and my family until morning when we can go find your parents. My name is Dalila, by the way".  Daisy was nervous, but she liked Dalila's pretty golden wings and scarlet eyes, so she said yes.

When they got back to the cove where the dragons lived, Dalila introduced Daisy to all the dragons and they were all shocked that she could see them, but they were kind to her. Daisy, however, was confused.

"I thought you said you had a family," she asked Dalila.

"I do. You met my husband already," Dalila responded.

"No, but where are your kids? Afamily needs kids," Daisy said in the stubborn ways of ten year old children.

Dalila couldn't answer the question because tears filled her eyes, but Borus responded. "We tried having a child, an heir, but we weren't blessed with one."

"Do you believe you can have a child?" asked Daisy curiously.

"No," Borus admitted.

"Well I believe you can and you will. i know you will," Daisy said confidently.

Dalila and Borus smiled but they both had to admit that the little girl's conviction gave them renewed hope. They allowed Daisy to sleep in the cove until morning. Then they flew to Daisy's house in Malibu and dropped her off on her front steps. Later that day, Dalila couldn't understand why she was bloated. Then when Borus came home from a quick fly, he was surprised to see a large pink and purple striped egg in their nest. The king and queen couldn't have been happier when, 3 weeks later, the egg cracked and a new baby dragon was born. She was pure hot pink with big blue eyes! The king and queen decided to call her Daisy, in honor of the little girl who taught them the power of faith.