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Paulie the dragon
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED
BY
PASA, LENA, PAUL, MINT AND LAY
Chapter 1
Once upon a time in a faraway land there
lie sits and complains. She would force
lived two twin sisters. One called Paula
Paulie to do everything such as get water
whom was blonde, smart, brave, friendly
from the well every evening. She would
sporty unlike her sister Paulie. Paulie
cry herself to sleep every night, hoping
was totally different to her she was ugly,
one day her life would be better. Hoping
fat, selfish, weak, and mean. Everyday
a miracle could happen. A life without
Paula does all the housework while Pau1
her sister forcing her to do things would
be a normal life.
The twins’ lives was very miserable, they
had to live with their grandmother who
was very sick, sick as if she could die any
second. Even though she was sick, she
would scream at the twins to do the
housework. They earned very little
money every week. Their mother left
them with granny when they were 3
years old because she had a mental
breakdown, and their father died before
they were born.
They had their daily routine, which had
never changed. One day Paulie decided
that she should change her life.
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Chapter 2
One fine day Paulie decided to visit the
over her body. She thought it was done
fortune teller. She found a tent in the
but no, the old lady kept going shouting
middle of the forest. The tent looked
the spell chanting “ crystal ball let the
plain and boring but when she stepped
power, to see the future and past enter
in the tent, the tent was full of life. There
you and embrace you, so mote it be”!
were magical objects hanging every-
Paulie got tired of waiting for her to fin-
where, there were animals running
ish her spell. After she finished she
around and the walls were decorated
stared straight at Paulie. A wave of fear
with a wallpaper of old fortune tellers.
shivered throughout her body. She did a
There a table sitting in the middle of the
big gulp that felt like swallowing a rock.
room and on the table was a crystal ball
The old lady stared for about 5 minutes
which was as clear as ice, and an old lady
then she told Paulie in a croaky voice, “if
sitting hunched and peering into the crys-
you don't work and change who you are,
tal ball. Suddenly her head twitched and
you will become a dragon”. Paulie was
then she stared directly at Paulie. Paulie
frightened.
was surprised so all that came out of her
mouth was “umm……” the old lady asked
with such a creaky voice that she seemed
hunched and peering into the crystal
1000 years old, “Fortune, do you want to
ball. Suddenly her head twitched and
know your fortune?” Paulie was pretty
then she stared directly at Paulie. Paulie
scared but replied in a whimper “yes i
was surprised so all that came out of her
do”. The old lady peered closely at Pau-
mouth was “umm……” the old lady asked
lie. The old lady said come closer Paulie,
with such a creaky voice that she seemed
stepped forward legs shaking. The old
1000 years old, “Fortune, do you want to
lady chanted a spell which went some-
know your fortune?” Paulie was pretty
thing like “ bibly bobby boo bibly boby
scared but replied in a whimper “yes i
boo shaka chiki saka ciki homa una hiki
do”. The old lady peered closely at Pau-
hiki boo too suo! There was a boom! Pau-
lie. The old lady said come closer Paulie,
lie jumped back with frightness taking
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stepped forward legs shaking. The old
lady chanted a spell which went something like “ bibly bobby boo bibly boby
boo shaka chiki saka ciki homa una hiki
hiki boo too suo! There was a boom! Paulie jumped back with frightness taking
over her body. She thought it was done
but no, the old lady kept going shouting
the spell chanting “ crystal ball let the
power, to see the future and past enter
you and embrace you, so mote it be”!
Paulie got tired of waiting for her to finish her spell. After she finished she
stared straight at Paulie. A wave of fear
shivered throughout her body. She did a
big gulp that felt like swallowing a rock.
The old lady stared for about 5 minutes
then she told Paulie in a croaky voice, “if
you don't work and change who you are,
you will become a dragon”. Paulie was
frightened.
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Chapter 3
Even after visiting the fortune teller, Pau-
Ferrari or Lamborghini and steal it, rid-
lie was still bad, she was always stealing
ing it around and crashing, bashing into
and bullying people. For example, if she
other cars, shops or pedestrians.
sees an old man or a child, she would
hurt them. She would steal the kid's ice
The next morning, she would wake up
cream and make him cry or she would
and have breakfast, stolen from a restau-
steal the old man's wallet and kick him
rant, then she would take a walk around
and make him hurt his back for days.
her house. Sometimes, she would see a
Every hour, she would need to go smoke
Ferrari or Lamborghini parked in her ga-
a pack of cigarettes. On one occasion,
rage, she would be very surprised not
she ran out of cigarettes so she barged in
knowing how it got there, this would be
to 7-eleven and stole 5 boxes of the most
very dangerous. She often would see an
precious and expensive cigarettes. After
expensive item in her house and forget
a pleasant day for Paulie and Paulie only,
of how it came to her house. This
she would go to a bar and drink 20-30
be-
haviour is very bad, it can actually cause
bottles of cocorroco, the strongest alco-
lots of trouble.
hol available. She would become very
drunk and smash shop windows, car windows and other glass objects. Sometimes, she would come across a car like a
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Chapter 4
purple hair from the bottom of the ears,
Since Paula was still a gruesome, ugly,
to the shoulder blades but not yet reach-
selfish, oaf, the prophecy became true..
ing her shoulders, she was humanoid
At nightfall she would turn into a pink
from the waist down therefore she'd al-
dragon with small spots of green, she
ways be unbalanced and falling because
would drool all over the place, she'd have
flabs of blubber all over her body parts,
she didn't have a tail.
and every time she opens her mouth to
yawn or to roar an amber light would
When she'd make a face that no one
run upwards along her throat as if it was
would know if it was a grin or a grimace.
translucent. Her claws were long but
She was a pariah and a disgrace to her-
blunt, she had two twigs of hair when
self and her parents that had left since
she'd smile there would be exactly 5
teeth. Her wings were only 2 inches long
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childbirth.
She flew out of the house and flew to the
nearest city, and unfortunately, it was
the largest city of all, The Golden city.
She would take all the time she had to
check if there were any survivors, she'd
make sure that everything had turned to
ash, even the shadows, even the dogs,
even the birds, everything! She’d make
sure that the city was totally demolished.
The thing that was weird about Paulie
was that she was a fire-breathing dragon
but yet she loved the cold, she would do
anything to crave that coolness she
needed. She's strike the most in winter.
She was a stupid dragon, she hadn't realized that the more she blew out fire the
more heat she'd cause that was why she
always have to turn things to ash, because ash gives out two or three seconds
of coolness. Think about it, all for 2 or 3
seconds another town would be destroyed. Is it worth it?
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Chapter 5
The dragon flew away from the city with
she asked for ones that could penetrate
satisfaction, it had sent the city into obliv-
the dragon’s rough skin. She also needed
ion. It flew gracefully, arrogantly and
the help of someone she could trust.
smoothly through the skies, trying to lo
cate another hunting ground. Though it
She put posters up all over the town and
had got rid of everything in the city,
explained about the dragon and the dev-
there was a puny rebellion that actually
astation of the Golden city, to her disap-
weakened the dragon, opening a spot in
pointment, no one seemed to believe her
its armour-like skin. There was not even
even though it was real. She knew there
light in the spot, it was still darkness and
was no option but to travel alone. So at
death like the outer shell, there was no
night, she packed her bags and prepared
evidence of Pauly anymore.
for the long journey ahead and the pain
she was going to face.
The news came by to Paula, who immedi-
She woke up early in the morning while
ately broke into a state of shock, horri-
the sun was still dimly glowing red like a
fied by what her own sister had done and
perfectly round ball, the clouds flowing
become. She had to do something before
along in the skies and the fresh grass still
her own sister became an even worse
green and beautiful, what an amazing
beast and terrorize her own city. Paula
sight, it was a total contrast to the dan-
was determined to defeat her long lost
gers and events that were to come. She
sister.
walked quickly past the long fields and
houses, never looking back and seeming
She went to the armoury and asked for a
confident. After around 4 hours of non
custom-made suit that could withstand
stop hardcore walking, she paused to
the dragon’s fire and bite. She hoped
rest just outside a cave that she pre-
that the suit will protect her and not fail
dicted would contain the dragon. As she
her. After that, she went to the black-
rested, she heard a ferocious roar com-
smith and had iron swords made for her,
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ing from the cave, this made her feel un-
easy, she had the feeling that death
into a shape not recognisable, she heard
would come.
the dragon roar as if it was actually laughing and cackling, it sounded like her own
sister.
She stepped closer and closer to the
She drew her other sword and held it up
light, making sure she didn’t make a
in time just as the dragon was ramming
sound, she didn’t want to get caught. The
into her, just what she needed, another
sound of her breathing became louder
impact that knocked the breath out of
and quicker, showing signs of fear, she
her. The sword was snatched away from
wanted to turn back and leave. “I’ve
her hand but when she looked up, it was
come too far, I must finish what i’m here
inside the dragon’s head, the dragon was
for.” She was about to confront the
leaping around and wailing like a baby,
dragon, her own sister. As she stepped
she blurted out “You look like a baby!”
again, slowly, an acrid smell slowly rose
This made the situation worse, the
to her nose, she knew it was smoke and
dragon stopped suddenly and turned its
knew for sure that this was the dragon’s
head towards her, she could smell the
lair. Now, it was up to her courage and
smoky, horrid stench of the dragon’s
bravery to help her. She rounded the cor-
mouth and recognised the smell her sis-
ner and saw…
ter used to have, she didn’t want to die.
But it was time, she could see the flames
A blast of fire shot towards her, she was
and feel the heat building inside the
so frightened and careless that the fire
dragon, it rushed up through the
burnt her clothes. The dragon knew she
dragon’s stomach, up the throat and into
was there and was prepared, she wasn’t
the mouth. She could only see death in
ready so she was hit by fire. She could’ve
an dark orange form, the worst scene to
easily died if it wasn’t for her sword that
witness before death, “Please Paulie, I
clanked to the floor as she reared out in
know you’re there!” Paula screamed her
shock and pain from the blast, she
last words, and before anything the
looked down for a brief moment and
flames shot out…
picked up the sword in a flash. She
charged towards the dragon pointing her
“Why didn’t we help her?” Paula’s
sword, hoping to impale the sword into
mother sobbed, she regretted laughing
the dragon’s flesh. But instead, it bent
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when Paula came to ask her for help for
the trip. Everyone was crying and wailing, Paula was a very well respected person in the city, life wouldn’t be great
without her cheering up others. She was
kind, happy and funny. The whole city
was in grief, they just lost a great person,
a great role-model, what could the city
do? And then, they all heard an all too familiar roar, as the dragon appeared from
above, everyone stood frozen to their
spot, to scared to move. The dragon unleashed a stream of deadly flames...
Written And Illustrated
By
Pasa, Lena, Paul, Mint And Lay
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