Welcome to Storyline Online brought to
you by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation. My name is Mark Duplass, and today we are going to be reading you the great book When A Dragon Moves In written by Jody Moore
and illustrated by Howard McWilliam. If you build a perfect sandcastle, a dragon will move in. He'll settle in all cozy and peep at you from inside and you'll wonder how you ever got so lucky. With a dragon in your castle, you'll have a built-in marshmallow toaster, your very own raft, and a kite that
practically flies by itself. Best of all, no beach bully would dare
stomp your castle with a dragon inside. Of course, there are rules on the beach, so you'll have to hide his smoke from the lifeguard, and erase the dragon
prints from the sand. Eventually you'll want to share the great news with your family. "There's a dragon in my castle," you'll call to your mom. "Mmmm...hmmm," she'll answer. "Listen to him roar," you'll say. "I hear the roar of the ocean," she'll reply. "See this feather fro
m my dragon's
wing?" you'll ask your dad. "That's a nice seagull feather," he'll say.
"And you know what feathers are good for." "Feel my dragon's sharp teeth!" you'll shout. "Those are just broken shells," your big sister will say. But you and your dragon
will know better. Just about then, your dragon will demand to be fed. First he'll eat all the peanut butter sandwiches, even the ones that were supposed to be
for your sister. Then his fiery snout will make the lemonade siiiiiiiiiizzzzzzzzle.
"Stop blowing bubbles in your drink," your mom will say. "That wasn't me," you'll answer.
"That was the dragon." And you'll hear a heh-heh-heh from deep inside the sandcastle. Finally since dragons love dessert, he'll slink into the family cooler and nibble the brownies when no one is looking. "Whose fingerprints are in the brownies?"
your dad will ask. "Not fingerprints," you'll try to explain. "Dragon prints." "There's no such thing as a dragon," your sister will say. Then your dragon will sni
cker again, heh-heh-heh... and spray sand all over her. "Young man, I don't think this is funny," your mom will say. "That wasn't me," you'll answer. "It was the dragon." "I think we've had enough of this dragon business," your dad will say. "I guess I've had enough of this dragon
business too," you'll sigh. Then you'll march over to your sandcastle
and order your dragon to leave until he learns some manners. And you will vow never to build a perfect sandcastle again. At least until tomorrow. T
he end. So this is a book about the
power of imagination and the power of those people around you who don't often
honor your imagination. And the important thing here is that no matter what people
say, if you believe it in your mind if you can see it in your mind, you've got
to hang on to it. Thank you for watching Storyline Online and make sure to check out all of our stories. And don't forget to keep watching and keep reading.
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