The Dragon Egg by Hannah Guthrie
Robyn was 8 and she loved to bake, with her best friend May. One day as they started baking, they heard an “arr arr” sound. Robyn asked her mum about the sound but her mum didn’t know what was making it. When they cracked the eggs a small, green, baby dragon popped out.
May thought they should take it back to the shop but Robyn wanted to keep it in her wardrobe. They fed it biscuits every day and the dragon grew bigger and bigger. They named her Tina.
Robyn’s mum started to notice that food was going missing, and Robyn’s clothes had small holes on them. One day, when the girls were at school, Robyn’s mum decided to check in Robyn’s room and could not believe what she found…
There was the usual mess of clothes everywhere and the chair was knocked over. There was an unusual smell. Then Robyn’s mum thought she heard a strange noise. She opened the wardrobe and saw the dragon munching on Robyn’s favourite cardigan that her Granny made last Christmas.
When Robyn came home from school her mum looked very angry. Robyn just knew that she had found the dragon. She blurted out, “I’m sorry” and started to cry. Robyn’s mum said she could keep Tina for one last night but they would have to take it to the zoo first thing in the morning.
The dragon went to live in the zoo. Robyn and May visited the dragon every few months and Tina always remembered them.