Touched by the animals' help, Dragon relaxes in the warm memories of all Dragon's friends. Maybe it's time to visit them again.

Hello everyone!  We hope you enjoyed our new story this week. Now, welcome to Favorite Friday! Sometimes we like to listen to our favorites again. Please enjoy “Warm Memories” and we’ll be back with a new story on Monday!

Narrator: Male

Story Begins: 9:24

Warm Memoreis Excerpt:

The dragon looked around the clean cave and smiled, pleasantly surprised by the thoughtful  animals tidying up after the party.  Sitting next to the cozy fire, the dragon felt grateful for all the wonderful friends living in the forest.  As the dragon thought about the enchanted forest, it remembered the sparkling train and other vehicles that the dragon had met.

 

Taking a deep dragon breath in and out, the dragon felt grateful to know them.  The train had been so kind, carrying the dragon home after each adventure, and showing the dragon new places to explore.  In fact, all the vehicles had been considerate and friendly.

 

The fire crackled and its glow lit the dragon’s gentle face.  The warmth of the flames reminded the dragon of the soft, warm sand at the beach.  The dragon smiled again, feeling thankful to have met Benji the bucket and Paula the blue penguin.  Lost in the memory of the beach, the dragon imagined the waves rolling along the shore, and flowing right up to the base of an enormous sand castle.

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