> It may look a bit like a dragon, and it may > > roar like one---but it's really only a vacuum cleaner. And the thing > that makes it gobble > > up dirt from a rug is an electric fan! > > When...
Fifth day, fifth moon
Dragon Boat Festival Chinese people in the countries of Malaysia and Taiwan enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival every summer. This celebration comes in the month of the fifth moon on the Chinese...
The dragon slayer
St. George's Day April 23 The princess wept and trembled with fear as the huge, horrible dragon came toward her. She closed her eyes and prayed for the terror to end quickly. She didn't want to...
Here comes the dragon!
Chinese New Year Firecrackers pop and crackle! Cymbals crash! Drums roll! Zigzagging down the street comes a giant golden dragon made of silk and velvet, decorated with hundreds of sparkling-...
What is it?
Some of the very tastiest foods have the funniest names. Most of the time, you can't tell from the name what the food is. But these funny names do tell us that people in all parts of the world have a...
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The dragon-ship sailors Seaward bound on a joyous journey. Over breaking billows, with bellying sail And a foamy beak, like a flying bird The ship sped on. .. . These lines are from a poem written...
The flower that tells of battles
More than a thousand years ago, says an old French tale, there lived a holy man now known as Saint Leonard. One day he gave away all his money and everything he owned. Then he went to live by himself...
Bedtime Stories by Lilian Moore
> "Tell me a story," Says Witch's Child. > > "About the Beast So fierce and wild. > > About a Ghost > > That shrieks and groans. > > A Skeleton That rattles bones. > > About a Monster...
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
by Ogden Nash > Belinda lived in a little white house, > > With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse, And a little > yellow dog and a little red wagon, And a realio, trulio, little pet >...