Quest for a Rusty Dragon (Paperback)

Rosalin Barker

ISBN 10: 1467969109 / ISBN 13: 9781467969109

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

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Paperback. The cave looked reasonably inviting, but the dragon hesitated on the threshold. The mouth of the cavern was fairly large, and faced the rising sun, so that the dragon might easily be discovered before he could regain his strength. Yet he was almost totally exhausted, and there was a lightning-stricken tree by the entrance, so that he at least had potential fuel; so finally he dragged himself, creaking and wheezing, inside the cave, listening to hear whether anything scrambled or pattered away in terror. The cave was empty, so he shuffled over to the wall which gave most shadow and collapsed. He sighed, a dreadful shuddering sigh, born of despair, which shook his whole rusty body. The story of an old dragon and an old man. After all, why should children have all the adventures? Why should grandfathers not have them too? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quest for a Rusty Dragon (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467969109
• ISBN 13: 9781467969109
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The cave looked reasonably inviting, but the dragon hesitated on the threshold. The mouth of the cavern was fairly large, and faced the rising sun, so that the dragon might easily be discovered before he could regain his strength. Yet he was almost totally exhausted, and there was a lightning-stricken tree by the entrance, so that he at least had potential fuel; so finally he dragged himself, creaking and wheezing, inside the cave, listening to hear whether anything scrambled or pattered away in terror. The cave was empty, so he shuffled over to the wall which gave most shadow and collapsed. He sighed, a dreadful shuddering sigh, born of despair, which shook his whole rusty body. The story of an old dragon and an old man. After all, why should children have all the adventures? Why should grandfathers not have them too?

About the Author

Rosalin Barker spent most of her working life in university adult education, doing the historical research which underpinned her teaching, and writing it up. This book was written in a lull after a house-move a long time ago. The story told itself, and has resisted all efforts to edit it to fit any kind of literary genre, or to become a children's book.