Zog

0:34:06 > 0:34:08So, you've got a tail.

0:34:08 > 0:34:10Wings, of course.

0:34:10 > 0:34:13Scaly skin. And...

0:34:13 > 0:34:16Hello, I'm Sanjeev.

0:34:16 > 0:34:20This dragon is letting me have a very close look at him.

0:34:20 > 0:34:26Look, he's got scaly skin, pointy claws, two little wings.

0:34:26 > 0:34:29I'm not sure how far he could fly with these wings!

0:34:29 > 0:34:32Are all dragons the same colour?

0:34:32 > 0:34:36Maybe the dragon in tonight's story could tell us.

0:34:36 > 0:34:37He's called Zog

0:34:37 > 0:34:42and the story is by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

0:34:42 > 0:34:46Madam Dragon ran a school, many moons ago.

0:34:46 > 0:34:51She taught young dragons all the things that dragons need to know.

0:34:51 > 0:34:56Zog, the biggest dragon, was the keenest one by far.

0:34:56 > 0:35:01He tried his hardest every day to win a golden star.

0:35:01 > 0:35:05All the dragons in Year One were learning how to fly.

0:35:05 > 0:35:10"High," said Madam Dragon, "way up in the sky."

0:35:10 > 0:35:13"Now that you've been shown, you can practise on your own."

0:35:13 > 0:35:17"You'll all be expert flyers by the time you're fully grown."

0:35:17 > 0:35:20Zog went off to practise.

0:35:20 > 0:35:24Flying fast and free, he soared and swooped and looped the loop

0:35:24 > 0:35:27and then crashed into the tree!

0:35:28 > 0:35:33Just then, a little girl came by. "Oh, please don't cry," she said.

0:35:33 > 0:35:36"Perhaps you'd like a nice, sticky plaster for your head."

0:35:36 > 0:35:39"What a good idea!" said Zog.

0:35:39 > 0:35:41Then, up and off he flew.

0:35:41 > 0:35:46His plaster gleaming pinkily as he zigzagged through the blue.

0:35:46 > 0:35:51A year went by, and in Year Two, the dragons learned to roar.

0:35:51 > 0:35:55"More!" said Madam Dragon. "Louder, I implore."

0:35:55 > 0:35:59"Now that you've been shown, you can practise on your own."

0:35:59 > 0:36:03"You'll be champion roarers by the time you're fully grown."

0:36:03 > 0:36:08Zog went off to practise. He roared with fearsome force.

0:36:08 > 0:36:12He kept it up for hours on end but then his throat grew hoarse!

0:36:12 > 0:36:14Just then, the girl came by again.

0:36:14 > 0:36:17She said, "What rotten luck!"

0:36:17 > 0:36:20"Perhaps you'd like a nice, soothing peppermint to suck."

0:36:20 > 0:36:23"What a good idea!" said Zog.

0:36:23 > 0:36:25Then, up and off he flew.

0:36:25 > 0:36:30And breathing fumes of peppermint, he zigzagged through the blue.

0:36:30 > 0:36:34A year went by, and in Year Three, the dragons learned to blow.

0:36:34 > 0:36:40"No!" said Madam Dragon. "Breathe out fire not snow!"

0:36:40 > 0:36:44"Now that you've been shown, you can practise on your own!

0:36:44 > 0:36:48"You'll all be breathing bonfires by the time you're fully grown."

0:36:48 > 0:36:50Zog went off to practise.

0:36:50 > 0:36:53He blew with all his might.

0:36:53 > 0:36:58He twirled around in triumph and his wing tip caught alight!

0:36:58 > 0:37:01Just then, the girl came by again.

0:37:01 > 0:37:04She said, "You poor old thing."

0:37:04 > 0:37:08"Perhaps you'd like a nice, stretchy bandage for your wing."

0:37:08 > 0:37:11"What a good idea!" said Zog.

0:37:11 > 0:37:13Then, up and off he flew.

0:37:13 > 0:37:17His bandage flapping wildly as he zigzagged through the blue.

0:37:18 > 0:37:24All the Year Four dragons were learning... Can you guess?

0:37:24 > 0:37:28"Yes!" said Madam Dragon. "How to capture a princess."

0:37:28 > 0:37:32"Now that you've been shown, you can practise on your own."

0:37:32 > 0:37:35"You'll need to capture hundreds by the time you're fully grown."

0:37:35 > 0:37:38Zog went off to practise.

0:37:38 > 0:37:43He tried and tried and tried, but he simply couldn't manage.

0:37:43 > 0:37:46"I'm no good at this," he cried.

0:37:46 > 0:37:49"I'll never win a golden star."

0:37:49 > 0:37:51Just then, he saw the girl.

0:37:51 > 0:37:55"Perhaps," she said, "you'd like to capture me."

0:37:55 > 0:37:57"I'm Princess Pearl."

0:37:57 > 0:38:00"What a good idea!" said Zog.

0:38:00 > 0:38:01Then, up and off they flew.

0:38:01 > 0:38:06The princess gripping tightly as they zigzagged through the blue.

0:38:06 > 0:38:11"Ah!" said Madam Dragon, "Our first princess so far."

0:38:11 > 0:38:15"Congratulations, Zog. My dear, you've won a golden star."

0:38:15 > 0:38:21Zog was proud and happy and Pearl felt good as well.

0:38:21 > 0:38:26She took the dragons' temperatures and nursed them when they fell.

0:38:26 > 0:38:31A year went by, and in Year Five, the dragons learned to fight.

0:38:31 > 0:38:36"Right!" said Madam Dragon. "Here comes a real live knight!"

0:38:36 > 0:38:39Up spoke the knight.

0:38:39 > 0:38:42"My name," he said, "is Gadabout the Great."

0:38:42 > 0:38:46"I've come to rescue Princess Pearl. I hope I'm not too late."

0:38:46 > 0:38:49Zog breathed fire and beat his wings.

0:38:49 > 0:38:53"You can't! She's mine!" he roared.

0:38:53 > 0:38:58"Oh, no, she's not," yelled Gadabout and waved his trusty sword.

0:38:58 > 0:39:02The other dragons crowded round and watched them all agog.

0:39:02 > 0:39:05Who was going to win the fight?

0:39:05 > 0:39:07Sir Gadabout or Zog?

0:39:07 > 0:39:13Then Princess Pearl stepped forward crying, "Stop, you silly chumps!"

0:39:13 > 0:39:17"The world's already far too full of cuts and burns and bumps."

0:39:17 > 0:39:20"Don't rescue me. I won't go back to being a princess

0:39:20 > 0:39:24"and prancing around the palace in a silly, frilly dress."

0:39:24 > 0:39:27"I want to be a doctor and travel here and there."

0:39:27 > 0:39:31"Listening to people's chests and giving them my care."

0:39:31 > 0:39:35"Me too!" exclaimed the knight and took his helmet off his head.

0:39:35 > 0:39:40"I'd rather wear a nice, twisty stethoscope," he said.

0:39:40 > 0:39:43"Perhaps, Princess, you'll train me up?"

0:39:43 > 0:39:45Pearl replied, "Of course!"

0:39:45 > 0:39:49"But I don't see how the two of us could fit upon your horse?"

0:39:49 > 0:39:54Then Zog said, "Flying Doctors, I'd love to join the crew."

0:39:54 > 0:39:57"If you let me be your ambulance, I can carry you."

0:39:57 > 0:40:01"Bravo!" said Madam Dragon. "An excellent career."

0:40:01 > 0:40:05And all the Year Five dragons gave a loud, resounding cheer.

0:40:05 > 0:40:10Then Madam Dragon told the horse, "I really hope you'll stay."

0:40:10 > 0:40:14"I'll let you be my pupils' pet and feed you lots of hay."

0:40:14 > 0:40:17"What a good idea!" said Zog.

0:40:17 > 0:40:20Then, up and off he flew.

0:40:20 > 0:40:25The Flying Doctors waving as they zigzagged through the blue.

0:40:25 > 0:40:28That story was called Zog.

0:40:28 > 0:40:32So there really are lots of different colours of dragons.

0:40:32 > 0:40:34These wings are very strong.

0:40:34 > 0:40:39So strong, they can carry two people! Wow!

0:40:39 > 0:40:42It's time for you to zigzag and fly off to bed.

0:40:42 > 0:40:46I'll see you soon for another story. Good night.

0:40:46 > 0:40:52Now, I think you deserve a gold star for telling me all about dragons.

0:40:52 > 0:40:55And there's one for you there. Well done!

0:40:55 > 0:40:58There you go, you can hold onto that.

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