Rag the dragon goes to school ---- N°167----- P.3

Rag  the dragon goes to school


P. 3)
Rag  the dragon  came to school
on the first day of term. He was very shy.

P. 4)
The other chidren stared at him.
Julian said, "He 's uggly!"
Anna asked, " Why is he all green?"
Mario held his nose.
"pooh! He smells of burned rice! "

The little dragon looked down and
said, "Grrumm grrumpf..."
The childre laughed.
"He doesn't even speak like us!"
" Don't be mean!  " said the teacher.    (Don't be mean ! == ne soyez pas méchant )
"  Rag comes from far away,
from the other side of the mountain. "



P. 6)
At first, the children weren't sure about Rog.
He breathed smoke out of his nose and
his claws scratched the floor.
But Rog did wonderful drawings
with lots of red.
On cold dags, he breathed little flames
so they could all warm their hands.
He even stared speaking more like the others.

When he arrived he said, "Grrrello!"
When he left, he said, " Grrroodbye!"
Soon, the childre got used to Learning and
playing with the little dragon.


P. 8)

Then one morning, the teacher said,  "Children,
we're going on a class trip.
Guess where ? To  the other side of the mountain ! "
Leo asked, " To the land of dragons where Rog lives? "
"Exactly !" said the teacher.
"Hooray!" shouted all the children.
Rog was so proud and happy
that he went red, like glowing embers.


P.10)
So off they went to the other side of the mountain...
Rog's mum, dad and grandma
carried the teacher and the chidren
on thier backs, flapping thier wings all the way!
Little Rog flew nearby,
swooping up and down to make his friends laugh.


P.13)

In Rogs country, the children visited deep, dark caves.
they climbed to the top of a high volcano.
They sailed on a lake of fire in boats made of dragon scales.

Leah whispered in
Rog's ear, " guess what?
I'm going to put lots of red
in my drawings, like you !"


P.15)

A month later, a new girl joined the class.
Mario was surprised. "But... she has no legs ! "
Lucy asked, "Why is her hair green?"
Julian and Leah held their noses.
"Pooh ! She smells of fish and chips!"
The little mermaid looked down and
whispered, "Shhhh frrrr..."
The children burst out laughing.
"She doesn't even talk like us!"
"Don't be mean !" said the teacher.
"Sissi comes from far away,
from the bottom of the ocean. "



P. 16)
 At first, the children didn't go
near the little mermaid.
Her skin was always a bit damp and
they were worried about tripping over her tail.
But she did wonderful paintings
with lots of blue.
When  it rained in the playground,
she sang beautifully.
She began to speak too.
When she got to school, she said,  "Shhhhello!"
 when she left, she said, "Ffffarewell!"
Soon, the children got used to Learning and
playing with Sissi.



P.19)
One morning, the reacher said, "Children,
we're going on a class trip.
Guess where ? To...
She didn't have time to finish.
Mario shouted out, "To the bottom of the ocean ?"
Grace added, "To the world of mermaids where Sissi lives ?"
"Exactly! " said the teacher.
Then all the chidren cried, Yippeee!"
Sissi was so proud and happy
that she went all pink, like a shell.


P.20)
The teacher and the children got into a submarine,
a kind of ship that takes you underwater.
They looked through the Windows and
saw the place where Sissi and her parents lived.
Sissi showed them a coral reef and
some beautiful fish.


P.21)

Mario decided that from now on,
he would put lots of blue in his paintings,
like Sissi.


P.22)
A month later, a new boy arrived at the school.
He had grey skin and two little antennae.
He shook his square head and
said,  "Crrriik tictictic ching!"
The children were amazed.


P.23)
The teacher said , "This is R12 -25!
He comes from far away,
from planet Miga."
Rog and Sissi each took
one of R12-25's strange hands and
showed him where the classroom was.
R12-25 said, "Crriik
toctoctoc ping !"

The other children
walked behind him, giggling.
Anna whispered to Gabriel, "Cool!
Our next trip will be to planet Miga ! "