"Now we must visit the dragon to collect Dot's present," said Indigo Butterfly. "The dragon leaves a special stone for each birthday child at the entrance to his cave."

As the butterflies towed her back into the sky,Dot waved goodbye to the elf. Then she noticed a little card on her birthday flower pot which read: Before you reach the rainbow's end The birthstone dragon must be your friend.

"This is very strange. What does this mean?" wondered Dot.

Violet Butterfly smiled. "Everyone in Birthday Land is hoping that today's special birthday child can find out what is making the dragon so unhappy. His red breath is spoiling the rainbow."

"When we reach the dragon's cave we will collect your stone. Then we'll try to find some way to make the dragon happy and stop the red mist in the rainbow," said Blue Butterfly. "The dragon stays deep inside his cave. He hasn't seen a child in a long time."

Dot held on tightly to the edges of the leaf as they followed the rainbow downwards.

"Where is the dragon's cave?" she asked. "All I can see is red mist."

Green Butterfly called out: "Look carefully down through the mist, Dot. Can you see the great mountain of rocks? That's where the dragon lives."

They turned downwards pulling very excited Dot towards the mountain. They gently landed near the entrance to a large cave. The butterflies looked for Dot's birthstone, but it was nowhere to be seen! The butterflies talked quietly amongst themselves, then Yellow Butterfly asked Dot,

"Are you brave enough to find the dragon and ask him why he is spoiling the rainbow?"

Dot took a deep breath and nodded, but she had a little thought inside her head:

"I wish Yakko and Wakko were with me and I would feel much braver."

She stood up and walked slowly through the red mist into the dark cave. Dot heard a grumbling noise. She stopped, then took another breath and kept walking. She turned a corner and there in front of her was the enormous dragon!

"Who are you?" roared the dragon.

Bravely Dot answered, "I am Dot Warner, today's birthday child. I have come to Birthday Land to find the end of the rainbow for my birthday party. And I CAN'T be late. You have forgotten to put my birthstone at the entrance to your cave."

She looked around. The sparkle of thousands of birthstones lit up the cave. The dragon's scales gleamed. Dot looked carefully back at the dragon.

"Why are you spoiling the rainbow?" she asked. "I won't be able to find it's end because of all your fiery red breath."