Alicia and the Friendly Flying Dragon - Ian Mcluckie (phonics reading books .TXT) 📗

Alicia and The
Friendly Dragon.

By Ian Mcluckie.


There was a little girl called Alicia who had a special friend and that friend was a flying dragon. The sun rose high & warm in the summer morning as Alicia jumped out of bed. Ran down the stairs shouting for breakfast telling mum and dad she had an important friend she was going to visit today. Mum and dad looked puzzled, but fed her a large breakfast and quickly saw her run out the door & disappeared into a field of tall grass. Alicia ran through the tall grass and suddenly found herself standing in a clearing, where there was no grass.
Looking high in the sky, filled with deep fluffy white clouds, Alicia shouted, “ Dragon “. At first nothing appeared in the sky, but soon a small dot grew larger and larger until a huge red flying dragon filled the sky.
Woosh & bang was the sound as the dragon landed next to Alicia, a big smile running across her face.
“ Well, hello there little girl “, said the dragon “ I heard you call me “. Alicia ran up to him and gave him a big hug, her arms tightly wrapped around his neck.
“ I missed you dragon, did you miss me “, Alicia asked.
“ Yes I did, I flew near your house last night & chased a fox away from the chickens “, replied the dragon.
Alicia gasped, “ A fox was near my chickens, was he big & red with a fluffy tail ” ?.
“ Yes, he was a large red fox with a fluffy tail “, dragon laughed.
Alicia kissed the dragon, “ Thank you, can you take me on your back today and fly me up in the sky “, asked Alicia.
Dragon smiled and said a definite, “ Yes “.
Alicia climbed up on top of the dragon, sitting on his back she held his ears really tight, just incase she fell off. Dragon flapped his wings and soon the two of them soared high in the sky.
Soon Alicia was darting through the sky, cutting through the fluffy clouds with the wind in her hair.
Dragon smiled and shouted, “ Are you having fun Alicia, “ as they flew through a rain cloud, getting soaking wet.
Alicia shouted “ this is great Dragon, where are we going “. Dragon flicked his wings & tail strongly and the two of them darted toward what looked like a castle in the sky.
As they flew higher and higher Alicia could see a castle that sat on top of a large group of white clouds with some little darker ones hanging on to the side of the white clouds. Larger and larger the castle grew, surrounded by mountains of dark clouds. Soon Alicia & Dragon landed safely beside the castle.
“ Where are we Dragon”, Alicia asked her eyes wide as she took in all the surroundings.
Dragon shook his head and rain drops shot out from his ears from when they flew through the rain clouds. Dragon gave a loud roar as the last of the rain accidentally hit Alicia.
“ Wow “, Alicia shouted, her hair soaking wet “ I look like I have weed myself ”, Alicia & Dragon laughed loudly, as dragon clawed the ground.
Alicia looked around, she was now standing beside a large stone castle which sat on a huge white cloud.
“ Where are we “, Alicia asked jumping up and down all excited.
Dragon started to explain.
This castle is the home of a very old man, who makes the best sweeties in the whole world. All the Dragons & wizards and fairy's from all over the sky world, come here to buy chocolate and lollipops and sherbet raindrops. Even Angels are known to fly down from Heaven for a sugar gob stopper. Dragon explained further that there was a king from the Happy Fairies World called King Davey Dumpling, he gets his sweets here. Legend says he reads a story each night to all the boys and girls who get sent to bed early, for being naughty. Dragon whispered laughing, “ Even to the one's who pee the bed “. Alicia wriggled with laughter.

Alicia stood in front of the castles large wooden door and with a loud “ Bang Bang Bang “, she knocked on the door. After a second or two the old door seemed to creak and grown as if it was a talking door.
Then the door opened and standing in the castle doorway was a large green stripped rabbit.
“ Hello “, squeaked Mr Rabbit, “ How can I help you “, Rabbit asked. Alicia turned and looked at Dragon nervously, then turned back to the Rabbit.
“ We have come to see the sweet maker “, she shouted
“ And is it possible we could use your toilet “ Alicia laughed.
Mr Rabbit screwed up his nose and looked at them funny for a second and then said, “ Ok, follow me “.
At that they followed Mr Rabbit into the castle. They walked and hopped along the beautiful carpets, past the paintings that hung on the wall and made there way up to another door.
“ In here for a wee “, Rabbit shouted. Alicia said “ thanks I’m bursting “, and at that she burst through the door to the toilet.
After a short time she reappeared obviously feeling better as she was now smiling.
“ Can we go see the sweet maker now “, Alicia asked.
Rabbit hopped up and down and then said, “ Follow me “.
It seemed like they had walked for miles following the Rabbit but soon the sweet smell of chocolate and sugars filled there noses. As if by magic a large grand door opened in front of them and Alicia & Dragon walked inside. Now in front of them they were amazed to see lots of little people stirring pots of chocolate and delicious sweets, shouting orders from one side of the hall to the other. A man wearing a gold hat, stood in the middle of the room telling everyone what to do. He rushed about shouting and soon saw Alicia & Dragon.
“ Hello my friends, please come and watch “, said the sweet maker.
Alicia laughed & shouted “ Yum Yum can I have a sweet and one for my wee brother Aiden “, Alicia chuckled and of she went tasting sweets and chocolate from each pot in the room. Dragon followed behind her sticking his huge tongue in each pot of chocolate. Dragon had chocolate all over his face and chin and all the little people laughed at him, Alicia turned round to see her friend with his whole head now stuck inside a huge pot of sweets.
“ Oh Dragon “, Alicia shouted now pulling the pot of his head.
The sweet maker frowned, upset with Dragon who's tail had now knocked over gallons of chocolate & syrup onto the floor. The sweet maker jumped up & down shouting that they both had to leave his castle right away. The castles Soldiers rushed into the great hall alarmed by the noise. Mr Rabbit squealed with laugher and hopped up and down and nearly hopped into