A long time ago, near a village called Buttery Glen, there lived a dragon. He was the color of midnight. He was huge and covered in sharp, pointy scales. The fire he breathed could light up the night sky.

He lived in a nest high above the village in an old, dead tree. 

Everyone in Buttery Glen was scared of the dragon...everyone but one precocious girl.

Eva anna joseph wanted to be a knight. She was strong and brave and unafraid.

Sure, the dragon breathed fire. But there were people with worse breath. And sure, the Dragon looked scary. But there were dogs in the village with scarier faces.

When she spotted the dragon, Eva anna joseph snuck up behind him.

“Excuse me!” Eva anna joseph yelled. The dragon roared. He lowered his head to her level. Eva anna joseph felt the dragon’s hot breath on her face.

“I’m Eva anna joseph,” she said. “I’ve come to tell you to go away. You’re scaring everybody.”