Here is the first in a series of "Wally Gator" rewrites. This one is entitled "Droppy Dragon" Enjoy and comment.
The sun had just risen at the City Zoo, and Mr Twiddle, the zookeeper was about to wake his animals up.
"Okay you animals, it's five o'clock." he said. "Everyone rise and shine for morning exercises!"
He blew his whistle, and all the animals woke up at once.
Wally Gator was sound asleep, when Mr Twiddle blew his whistle at him.
He fell from his bed, onto the ground.
"Morning exercises? What's with this health-care? My muscles are still sleeping."
Mr Twiddle didn't care.
"Get on your feet Wally, and start doing some jumping jacks." said Mr Twiddle
Wally couldn't keep up with the exercises.
"Now." continued Mr Twiddle, "let's get our brooms and clean our cages."
"I'm gonna make this cage clean!" said Wally.
But really, Wally wanted to send Mr Twiddle to the cleaners.
Wally began to clean his cage.
"That's a good gator!" said Mr Twiddle kindly. "Remember what we always say?"
"Indeed I do!" said Wally. "A clean cage is a healthy cage!"
"And let's not forget it!" said Mr Twiddle.
Wally had enough of Mr Twiddle.
"That does it! I'm busting out of here!"
And Wally did. He used his broom to leap over the wall, landing on a nicely dressed man in the process.
"An alligator!"
"An excellent guess sir!" said Wally.
The man ran off at once.
"You'll be hearing from my lawyer sir!"
Meanwhile, Mr Twiddle was chasing after Wally.
"Where do you think you're going?" boomed Mr Twiddle.
"Far far away from here!" replied Wally.
"Get back here! It's against the zoo rules to run away!"
Wally managed to jump another wall, arriving near a luxury house.
"I got rid of him!" laughed Wally. "Everglades, here I come!"
Inside the house, an old man and a French man were looking at some paintings.
"Have I ever told you about my famous dragon-hunting skills?" asked the old man to the Frenchman.
"Indeed you have sir!" replied the Frenchman. "More times than ever before.
"I wish I lived in those days." said the old man as he walked outside.
He tossed his cigar, and it landed near Wally.
Wally sniffed the cigar.
The old man was looking out his window.
"Now there's something you don't see everyday! A fire-breathing dragon on the front-lawn! Quick, get the weapons! We shall do battle, with said dragon!
Wally kept sniffing the cigar.
"CHARGE!" shouted the old man, who was now carrying a sharp sword.
Wally was scared and ran away.
"Come back here you silly old dragon! You can't get away from me!"
Wally climbed up a tree to avoid being sliced.
"I'll gladly buy you another cigar." said Wally.
"Hand me my battle ax." said the old man.
"A very good choice sir." said the frenchman.
The old man began slicing down the tree with the battle ax.
"What are you, an alligator hater?" asked Wally.
The tree fell from the ground, and the old man began chasing Wally.
"Come back here you dragon!" shouted the old man.
"Dragon? I'm an alligator!" said Wally.
Wally ran into an house.
"Let me in, let me in!" called the old man.
"But there's nobody home sir!" said Wally.
The old man was now using a catapult to try to get Wally.
He fired, and the door was instantly knocked down, cracking the wall in the process.
When the old man opened the door, Wally was there, unhurt.
"Really sir? I don't believe I heard you knock."
Wally hid in a vase, but with a battle ax, the old man broke the vase.
"Good shot sir!" called the Frenchman.
Wally kept running, while the old man fired bows and arrows at Wally.
He kept running, all the way back to his cage at the City Zoo.
"I'm glad you decided to return Wally." said Mr Twiddle. "I hope you didn't forget our motto."
Wally, who was covered with bows and arrows said…
"A clean cage is a healthy cage and a safe cage as well!"