How does a very active two-year-old boy react to jet lag after 2.5 days of travel and a trip to the Palace Versailles in Paris?
His parents and grandparents were dancing on the head of a pin to minimize the meltdowns, I'll you that much! And once in meltdown, boy child wanted only his mommy. What's a writing-MELA to do? Make up a story of course, and in the blink of a tear-filled eyelash and mid-scream, George the dragon was born. George was looking for a friend, his cousin Beckett... since George was my French grandson. But George was hidden because people were scared of him even though he was a nice dragon who liked to protect people. We looked for him everywhere and sang a song to coax him out. Finally, Beckett claimed he saw him, and then George even followed us back to the Cote Bleue where he slept in a tree by the front door to keep us all safe. George dominated our conversations and excursions for the next few days. Hurrah for George, the very real best friend/cousin/dragon!
But then it was time for Beckett to go home and dragons can't go on airplanes. Luckily, his eagle-eyed Mommy had seen a George stuffie. I bought it and sent it home with them. When they were back in Texas, she gave it to him, and we explained that George had gotten back to Texas by magic and could also protect him there.
George now sleeps perched over Beckett's bed, where Beckett instructed his mommy to put him.
How can you not write a little story about a dragon after that?
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