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May 23, 2013
Poor Crispin Blaze! Born into an eminent family of fire-breathing dragons, he discovered that he could not breathe fire. Instead, Crispin breathed out many other things, such as whipped cream, marshmallows, soap bubbles, teddy bears, red party steamers and beach balls. Each, in turn, was greatly enjoyed by someone around him … but after all, dragons are expected to breathe fire, aren’t they? Bitterly disappointed in himself, Crispin decided to run away. He hid in a cave. He soon had a visitor, a young knight, Sir George, looking for a fire-breathing dragon. (After all, a knight is expected to fight fire-breathing dragons, isn’t he?) Sir George tried unsuccessfully to help Crispin breathe fire. Later, Crispin began to feel homesick and returned to his family. His father was so happy to see him again and breathed out so much fire that the family home started to burn. Dragons came running from all directions to help … but how? Everyone knew how to start fires, but not how to stop them. Suddenly Crispin felt a tingling in his tummy. He opened his mouth … and water gushed out! It was enough water to save his home. For the first time, Crispin was glad that he couldn’t breathe fire. (The other dragons were happy too.) This amusing, not-so-typical dragon-and-knight story demonstrates to young listeners that everyone isn’t the same, and that we all have abilities which are useful in some way.