John turned 3 today. I can't believe that he was born 3 years ago. He's growing up so fast, and he is smarter than I could ever imagine. I really wish I was home with him. I really miss my kids and my beautiful Mellissa. I'm only a week away from home, but since Michael is so sick, I don't think I'll be home for at least 2 weeks. He says that his stomach feels like its on fire still.
The doctors have him drinking the milk of a goat and only eating bread. He told me today that he's feeling better. I hope that we can get on our horses and go home in 2 days.
The people here are the best. The family that I'm staying with gives me fresh apples from their tree, and always give me fresh water from their well. They also cleaned my sword and my armor, and brought it up to me today. It made me smile when their 4 year boy, James, came up and tried to pick up my sword. He almost picked it up, but not quite.
I am so tired, and I wish that I could sleep. I've been a slayer for so long that I can't remember how to sleep. I know I'm safe right now, but I still fear a dragon attack. Until they're all gone, I will probably always be in fear.
Now that the moon is setting, and the sun is coming up, I'm going to go hunt. This family deserves the eggs of an eagle and pomegranate fruits since they've been so good to me.
I can smell fresh baked bread and I hear the fire starting up at the blacksmith's. Another sunrise alive always brings another day of hope. My hope today is that Michael is better, and that John, Violet, and Mellissa are safe.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Sunday, June 12, 2011
BABY FALLS IN GIRAFFE PEN, AND IS SAVED BY GIRAFFE
After a day at the zoo, the Dodson family decided to end their visit by feeding the giraffes. They were happy that for only $2, you can feed the long necked mammal a leafy browse.
“I always wanted to feed a giraffe, and I wanted to share that experience with my son” said Mellissa, the 19 month old boys mother. “I knew that my boy would love to be that close to such a beautiful animal.”
At around 1:45 pm, the Dodson family entered the deck where zoo visitors can feed the giraffes. John, the boys father, reports that his wife was holding their son in her arm. When the mother and the son walked over to the giraffe, they got too close to the edge. When the 19 month old boy leaned in to feed the giraffe, Mellissa lost grip, and the boy fell into the pen, landing on a bush 20 feet below.
Ryan, a volunteer in the giraffe exhibit says, “We couldn’t believe when the boy fell in the pen. We didn’t know what we were going to do.” The boys parents were stunned that their son had fallen into the giraffe pen. The boys father says that he was going to jump in after his son. The boys parents were horrified.
But horror quickly turned into relief when Reggie the giraffe, leaned his head down, picked up the 19 month old boy with his teeth, and gave him back to his mother.
“When my son fell in the pen, I was scared to death. I didn’t know what to do. But when the giraffe picked him up and handed him back to me, I was amazed. Amazed and very relieved is all I can say.”
The boys father said it was the most amazing thing he has ever seen. He never saw a giraffe pick up a child, and give him back to his mother before. “One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen” the boys father was quoted.
Other than a scrape on his elbow, the boy was unharmed. We tried to interview the boy, but he declined comment. He also asked us not to use his name for this news story. As for Reggie the giraffe, he was given an extra leafy browse for helping save the boy.
“Reggie is a true hero” says David Smith, the head zoo keeper for the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. “We are so proud of our giraffe.”
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is open daily from 10:00am until 4:00pm. Visitors can come see and feed the amazing giraffe from 10:30am until 3:30pm daily, weather permitting.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Diary of a Dragon Slayer- 12
Michael is very sick. The weather has turned cold, and our wounds have not been healing as well as we thought they would. We have decided that we are going to make a detour to a small village called Aspira. Its a village where most go to pick fresh fruits and vegetables, and find the finest meats. My father used to speak of the town when he would go on his journeys. He used to call it "the land of kings" because all things there were fit for a king.
Aspira is not too far away, but Michael is now coughing blood, and the burnt skin on my back is now starting to fall off. Once we get to the open path, it will lead us to Aspira. It should take us no longer than a day to get there.
Now I must go hunt. We expect to eat deer again tonight, and drink the muddy waters from the puddles after today’s rain. Tomorrow, we will drink from flowing springs, and be treated by the finest doctors. Tonight, hope is what keeps us alive.
Aspira is not too far away, but Michael is now coughing blood, and the burnt skin on my back is now starting to fall off. Once we get to the open path, it will lead us to Aspira. It should take us no longer than a day to get there.
Now I must go hunt. We expect to eat deer again tonight, and drink the muddy waters from the puddles after today’s rain. Tomorrow, we will drink from flowing springs, and be treated by the finest doctors. Tonight, hope is what keeps us alive.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Diary of a Dragon Slayer- 11
It started to rain today while we were resting our injuries. I had Michael put mud on my back so I could get some relief from my burns. Michael's shoulder is badly bruised, and it seems to be getting worse rather than better. With the shape that we both are in, we figured it would be best if we went home and rested before we went out again.
We are now on our way back to McCready. It will be good to see our families again. We could even get more men to go back out with us to fight. It will take about 3 days to get back home, as long as we stay the course back. We hope not to come in contact with any dragons because we are in no shape to fight.
It'll be good to go home and protect our families in case the dragons decide to change course and go toward McCready. I'll be so happy to see my beautiful wife and my son. They are the light of my life, I don't know what I would do without them.
I know Michael will be happy to see his wife. They just found out recently that they were having a baby. I'll be an uncle some time in October. Its truly exciting that our families are growing. If Michael's baby turns out to be a boy, he will become a dragon slayer, just like my son will be a dragon slayer when he gets older.
Even though we are badly injured, we know that there is still a chance we will face a dragon. As long as there is breath in Michael and I's body, we will fight. It won't be the first time I've had to fight in pain.
The rain is making our ride back tough, but it will surely be great to be home. I just hope our ride back is a safe one.
We are now on our way back to McCready. It will be good to see our families again. We could even get more men to go back out with us to fight. It will take about 3 days to get back home, as long as we stay the course back. We hope not to come in contact with any dragons because we are in no shape to fight.
It'll be good to go home and protect our families in case the dragons decide to change course and go toward McCready. I'll be so happy to see my beautiful wife and my son. They are the light of my life, I don't know what I would do without them.
I know Michael will be happy to see his wife. They just found out recently that they were having a baby. I'll be an uncle some time in October. Its truly exciting that our families are growing. If Michael's baby turns out to be a boy, he will become a dragon slayer, just like my son will be a dragon slayer when he gets older.
Even though we are badly injured, we know that there is still a chance we will face a dragon. As long as there is breath in Michael and I's body, we will fight. It won't be the first time I've had to fight in pain.
The rain is making our ride back tough, but it will surely be great to be home. I just hope our ride back is a safe one.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Diary of a Dragon Slayer- 10
When I awoke this morning, I saw Michael was cutting off the dead dragons skin, and making armor out of it. He was getting ready for any attack that we would face as we were heading east.
We knew that we would have to face many dragons very soon. We could see the Mount of Omaya in the distance, and we knew that dragons live on that mountain. Michael and I's plan was to go as far east as the Mount of Omaya, then we would return back to our families. The mountain looked like it was still a day away.
We got on our horses, and headed east. It didn't take much time before we saw a dragons nest. It was up in a tree, which meant that they were winged dragons. I climbed the tree and noticed that the eggs in the nest have not hatched. I knew that meant that the mother was very close. I then knocked the nest to the ground, which broke the 2 eggs that were inside. As I climbed down from the tree, I saw the dragon mother coming back to her nest.
Michael and I got on our horses, and hid behind a large rock. The dragon mother noticed that the nest was on the ground, so she flew down to investigate it. As she was sniffing the broken eggs, I ran out with my sword drawn. When she spotted me, she began to fly away. I threw my sword, and cut one of her wings off. She fell to the ground, and I knew that she was still very dangerous. As I was running back to the large rock, the dragon breathed fire, which burned my back very badly. Michael ran out on his horse and tried to help. When the dragon saw him coming, she took her tail and hit Michael's horse with it. Michael fell off his horse, which injured his shoulder. The dragon then ran off with only one wing, and from her groans, you can tell she was in great pain.
Michael and I laid on the ground for a while. The burns on my back began to blister immediately. I was in a lot of pain. Michael's shoulder was dislocated, but he put it back in the socket. Michael's horse had a gash on the side of it, but Michael took a piece of the dragons wing, and covered the gash. We are badly beat up, so we decided to rest for a while before we started heading east again. In the meantime, I need to find some water to help cool the burn on my back. Depending on how bad we feel after we rest, we have to head home early, but only time will tell.
We knew that we would have to face many dragons very soon. We could see the Mount of Omaya in the distance, and we knew that dragons live on that mountain. Michael and I's plan was to go as far east as the Mount of Omaya, then we would return back to our families. The mountain looked like it was still a day away.
We got on our horses, and headed east. It didn't take much time before we saw a dragons nest. It was up in a tree, which meant that they were winged dragons. I climbed the tree and noticed that the eggs in the nest have not hatched. I knew that meant that the mother was very close. I then knocked the nest to the ground, which broke the 2 eggs that were inside. As I climbed down from the tree, I saw the dragon mother coming back to her nest.
Michael and I got on our horses, and hid behind a large rock. The dragon mother noticed that the nest was on the ground, so she flew down to investigate it. As she was sniffing the broken eggs, I ran out with my sword drawn. When she spotted me, she began to fly away. I threw my sword, and cut one of her wings off. She fell to the ground, and I knew that she was still very dangerous. As I was running back to the large rock, the dragon breathed fire, which burned my back very badly. Michael ran out on his horse and tried to help. When the dragon saw him coming, she took her tail and hit Michael's horse with it. Michael fell off his horse, which injured his shoulder. The dragon then ran off with only one wing, and from her groans, you can tell she was in great pain.
Michael and I laid on the ground for a while. The burns on my back began to blister immediately. I was in a lot of pain. Michael's shoulder was dislocated, but he put it back in the socket. Michael's horse had a gash on the side of it, but Michael took a piece of the dragons wing, and covered the gash. We are badly beat up, so we decided to rest for a while before we started heading east again. In the meantime, I need to find some water to help cool the burn on my back. Depending on how bad we feel after we rest, we have to head home early, but only time will tell.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Diary of a Dragon Slayer- 9
Michael saved my life today. It happened as we were heading east toward the next village. Since the sun was going down, we found some open land and decided to camp there for the night. After resting for a while, I went to fetch some wood so we could build a fire. Michael took his sword, and decided to go hunt for some food.
I made the biggest mistake that a dragon slayer could make, I didn't take my sword with me when I went to get wood. I was not far into the woods, maybe 50 steps away from the camp site. I had a handful of wood when I heard the grass moving beside me. When I looked over, there were 2 big yellow eyes looking at me. It was a dragon, and it was about 20 feet long. It was a male, I could tell by the horns on his head. That also meant that he didn't breathe fire.
I turned and began to run toward the camp site, dropping all the wood as I ran. As I was yelling for help, I could hear the trees behind me falling as the dragon was pushing them over as he was running after me. I got out of the woods when the dragon knocked me over with his head. I started to crawl toward my sword, when I felt the dragons warm breath on my back.
Just then, a large rock hit the dragon in its side. The beast turned his attention away from me, and turned toward the direction of the thrown rock. The dragon began to run toward Michael, and without fear, Michael began to run toward him. The dragon then opened his mouth to eat Michael. Michael then took his sword, and stabbed the dragon through the bottom of its mouth. The force was so strong that the sword went through its mouth into the ground, pinning the dragon down. While the dragon was fighting to get away, Michael grabbed my sword, and cut the dragons head off.
I'm very lucky that Michael was around to save me. I'm not badly hurt, just very much shaken up. We still decided to stay the night, and continue east in the morning. I have decided that we are going to sleep in shifts, so we can keep each other safe during the night. I hope I am able to repay Michael before the end of the journey.
I made the biggest mistake that a dragon slayer could make, I didn't take my sword with me when I went to get wood. I was not far into the woods, maybe 50 steps away from the camp site. I had a handful of wood when I heard the grass moving beside me. When I looked over, there were 2 big yellow eyes looking at me. It was a dragon, and it was about 20 feet long. It was a male, I could tell by the horns on his head. That also meant that he didn't breathe fire.
I turned and began to run toward the camp site, dropping all the wood as I ran. As I was yelling for help, I could hear the trees behind me falling as the dragon was pushing them over as he was running after me. I got out of the woods when the dragon knocked me over with his head. I started to crawl toward my sword, when I felt the dragons warm breath on my back.
Just then, a large rock hit the dragon in its side. The beast turned his attention away from me, and turned toward the direction of the thrown rock. The dragon began to run toward Michael, and without fear, Michael began to run toward him. The dragon then opened his mouth to eat Michael. Michael then took his sword, and stabbed the dragon through the bottom of its mouth. The force was so strong that the sword went through its mouth into the ground, pinning the dragon down. While the dragon was fighting to get away, Michael grabbed my sword, and cut the dragons head off.
I'm very lucky that Michael was around to save me. I'm not badly hurt, just very much shaken up. We still decided to stay the night, and continue east in the morning. I have decided that we are going to sleep in shifts, so we can keep each other safe during the night. I hope I am able to repay Michael before the end of the journey.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Diary of a Dragon Slayer- 8
Michael and I made it through the night, but Michael's horse wasn't so lucky. We found it dead when we went into the woods at sunrise. It had to be some mountain lions or coyotes that killed it. It couldn't be a dragon because the bones were left.
Michael and I put on our armor and strapped on our swords and continued east. We were heading to McGriffin. The last time I was in McGriffin was many years ago when I was dragon slaying with father. I remember that we were hired for 30 sheckels of silver. Luckily, the dragon was living in a cave, so no one in the village was hurt. It was the first dragon I slayed without any help from father.
When we finally made it to McGriffin, we noticed that the village was very crowded. At first Michael and I weren't sure why, but then we realized that the survivors of Corolet had escaped to McGriffin. There was a meeting being held at the church, when we got there. When we entered the church, Michael and I hid in the back and listened to the meeting. They were talking about how the dragons needed to be stopped before more villages were burned to the ground. Many men were saying how scared they were, and said that they wouldn't help in the fight against the beasts.
Michael and I stayed to ourselves until the pastor spotted us in the back of the church. He had recognized me from many years ago when I was hired to kill the dragon in the village. He asked us what McGriffin should do as a village. Since the dragons were east, Michael and I informed everyone to head west to McCready. We believed that with all the trained dragon slayers there, that would be the safest place. We then informed them that we will continue until we had eliminated all the dragons.
McGriffin was very pleased with Michael and I. We knew that they were relying on us to help them. The people prepared us a meal before we continued on. The turkey legs, greens, and bread were delicious. The horses that they gave us to ride from village to village was a great sign of their gratitude.
As the people McGriffin headed west, Michael and I continued east. This day is still very young, we still expect danger very soon. With our new horses, we are now able to get to each village quicker. We are now headed into unfamiliar territory. I'm still very glad that I'm not heading east alone.
Michael and I put on our armor and strapped on our swords and continued east. We were heading to McGriffin. The last time I was in McGriffin was many years ago when I was dragon slaying with father. I remember that we were hired for 30 sheckels of silver. Luckily, the dragon was living in a cave, so no one in the village was hurt. It was the first dragon I slayed without any help from father.
When we finally made it to McGriffin, we noticed that the village was very crowded. At first Michael and I weren't sure why, but then we realized that the survivors of Corolet had escaped to McGriffin. There was a meeting being held at the church, when we got there. When we entered the church, Michael and I hid in the back and listened to the meeting. They were talking about how the dragons needed to be stopped before more villages were burned to the ground. Many men were saying how scared they were, and said that they wouldn't help in the fight against the beasts.
Michael and I stayed to ourselves until the pastor spotted us in the back of the church. He had recognized me from many years ago when I was hired to kill the dragon in the village. He asked us what McGriffin should do as a village. Since the dragons were east, Michael and I informed everyone to head west to McCready. We believed that with all the trained dragon slayers there, that would be the safest place. We then informed them that we will continue until we had eliminated all the dragons.
McGriffin was very pleased with Michael and I. We knew that they were relying on us to help them. The people prepared us a meal before we continued on. The turkey legs, greens, and bread were delicious. The horses that they gave us to ride from village to village was a great sign of their gratitude.
As the people McGriffin headed west, Michael and I continued east. This day is still very young, we still expect danger very soon. With our new horses, we are now able to get to each village quicker. We are now headed into unfamiliar territory. I'm still very glad that I'm not heading east alone.
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