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Hello. My name's Aaron.

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I'm just on my way to Poppledown Town.

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It's a lovely place.

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But I've heard that there are

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some rather surprising visitors on their way.

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Would you like to come with me, and find out who they are?

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Great.

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The story is called When The Dragons Came,

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by Naomi Kefford and Lynne Moore, with pictures by Benji Davies.

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Poppledown Town was the loveliest town.

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The neat rows of houses had charming front gardens,

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with hedges and lawns that were trimmed every day.

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The high street provided whatever was needed.

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The river bank was perfect for picnics in May.

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Oh, yes - Poppledown Town was the loveliest town,

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and everyone who lived there agreed.

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Amelia Topping loved shopping.

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She skipped down the aisles of Poppledown Market,

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selecting her salads, her cheese and cold meats.

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She paused at the freezers, and chose all her favourites.

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Then filled up her trolley with doughnuts and treats.

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Oh, yes. Amelia Topping loved shopping.

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Until the dragons came.

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Frederick Creeding loved reading.

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He hurried each morning to Poppledown Library,

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treasuring the hush as he browsed along rows.

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He liked choosing stories then reading them quietly,

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and the click of the stamp on each book that he chose.

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Oh, yes. Frederick Creeding loved reading.

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Until the dragons came.

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Olivia Turning loved learning.

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She sat on the carpet at Poppledown Playgroup,

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eager for stories and songs with Miss Twee.

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She carefully moulded her plasticine biscuits,

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ready to use in her teddy bear's tea.

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Oh, yes. Olivia Turning loved learning.

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Until the dragons came.

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Soon, Olivia Turning hated learning,

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Frederick Creeding avoided reading,

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and Amelia Topping stopped shopping.

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For Poppledown Town just wasn't the same,

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since the dragons came.

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But Jeremy Stamping loved camping.

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He set up his tent on Poppledown Common -

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a holiday village of orange and red.

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He checked all the guy ropes, the pegs and the zippers,

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then sizzled his sausages and pumped up his bed.

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Oh, yes. Jeremy Stamping loved camping.

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Until the rain came. RAIN PATTERS

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It drummed on the canvas, like zebras tap-dancing.

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It hammered the flysheets and trickled down poles.

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It seeped into sleeping bags, gathered in puddles.

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The campers were soggy and hungry and cold.

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Until the dragons came.

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They spread out their wings and provided a shelter.

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They dried up the puddles, cooked sausages to share.

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The campers saw kindness, and talked with the dragons.

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They realised quite quickly they had not been fair.

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They explained to the dragons just how they'd annoyed them,

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with clumsy behaviour and the mess that they'd made.

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The dragons said "Sorry" - they'd meant to be friendly.

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They'd try to be careful and calm if they stayed.

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So, Olivia Turning went back to her learning,

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Frederick Creeding continued reading,

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and Amelia Topping only went shopping on Wednesdays...

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when the dragons came.

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Who ever would have thought that such a friendly bunch of dragons

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could cause such chaos?

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In the end, everyone found a way to get along.

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It's bedtime for dragons, now.

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And it's bedtime for you, as well.

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Off you go to get tucked up, warm and cosy,

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and I'll see you again soon.

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Night-night.

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