Dragon Pearls

Chapter 1- the story

It started long ago; a young boy had gathered grass to sell at the market place to earn a living for him and his mother. Times here hard for this child, however his luck changed the day he found an odd looking pearl. Not knowing it was magical he took it home for safekeeping and buried it underground. By the next morning, the young boy was stunned to what happened, the field that he harvested of its grass… had grown back! It grew as tall as wheat and was as lush as any plant he had ever seen. Quickly the child informed his mother as to what happened. She was stunned to the miracle before her and learned of the pearl.

The mother told her son to keep this among them for now. However the Pearl would not go unnoticed. The village the child lived in with his mother were all on hard times, nothing grew well nor was there enough to eat. The miracle pearl changed all that. The mother wasn't hesitate on sharing it's power. She placed the pearl into a jar of rice only to have it overflow endlessly until the pearl was removed, the son used it to keep growing the lush grass that had become popular at the marketplace, as the mother also lent the pearl to the farmers to grow their rice.

However a greedy man had heard of the great pearl and sought it for himself. He followed the child home one day and harshly demanded the pearl. The boy feared that his family and neighbors would grow hungry once again took the pearl and placed it into his mouth. The man tried to shake it out of the boy… only to have him accidentally swallow it.

The man accepted his defeat and turned to leave until the boy complained about being thirsty. His mother gave him water and tea to drink; yet nothing quenched his great thirst. He rushed out of the house and fell to the ground. His body began to grow long and slender, his hands and feet clawed and his flesh turned to scales. The story ends as the boy turns into a dragon and rushes to the sea where he remains to live this very day. However, he always looked after the village, not a soul who lived there ever went hungry again.

"Wow… that's a good story Uncletaker!"

"Tell it again!"

"Kids, I told you that story God knows how many times now!"

"Please, one more!"

"Kratos, you have heard all my stories! Remember I basically told you all of them last time you ate Triple H's boot!"

"Just one more!" begged Creed.

"We won't ask after that," said Saige.

"Are Dragon pearls real?" asked Beowulf.

"Ok, one more story. And Beowulf, the one to ask that would be your daddy. Ok. One more story, then its bedtime!" Taker announced