Chapter 3: I want to be a dragon
"John, we want to be dragons." Okay that was new. John placed the dirty plates into the sink filled with soapy water and dried his hand on a towel.
"Why would you two want to be dragons?" John asks Mr. Bee and William. Both looked up at him with huge eyes and the unbreakable faith that John could do everything.
The only thing John could think off was Mrs. Hudson. "Let's go see Mrs. Hudson. I think she will be able to help us."
"Yippee." William ran to the door and John opened it for them so William and Mr. Bee could climb down the stairs. The child waited politely in front of her door after he had knocked. John reached him as the door opened.
"Hello, my boys what can I do for you?" She got down a bit and hugged her little boy, giving him a kiss and petting Mr. Bee's head.
"William and Mr. Bee here want to become dragons; I thought that you might be able to help us with your magic."
"Mrs. Hudson will do magic again." William hugged her legs.
"Oh dear, now it looks as if I have to succeed." The elderly woman led them inside, giving John tea and William a piece of cake with juice.
Happy that her boys were busy, she got a few pieces of fabric out of her closet together with her sewing machine. William watched her while she worked. John and Mrs. Hudson talked or better she talked.
At some point Mr. Bee and William got a bit bored and busied themselves under the table, playing. It took only three hours and Mrs. Hudson was ready.
"William, it's ready." Mr. Bee climbed on the table, followed by Williams's curly hair and the boy himself. "You two come over here and John will close his eyes so we can surprise him."
William, Mr. Bee and John followed her instructions. John listened to the noise of fabric and Williams's happy laughter. "John, you can open your eyes now."
John opened them and found himself looking at a green and red dragon with a baby dragon in the same colors. Mrs. Hudson had made two perfect costumes for William and Mr. Bee. "You two look like very dangerous dragons. Did you say thank you to Mrs. Hudson for making it for you?" William shook his head and turned back to her.
"Thank you, Mrs. Hudson for using your magic to make us into dragons." She smiled at her little boy.
"You're very welcome."
"John, can we go outside and show everyone that I'm a dragon." Somehow John had known that was going to happen.
"Yes, of course." To their landlady: "Thank you for making this happen." He gave her a kiss on the cheek and left the house with two very happy dragons.
