Yoto the dragon, in all of his glory. Source: Public Domain Pictures
It had all started when a villager named Yamato came to his home and tried to force the dragon out. He recalled how the man had been so loud and overwhelmingly obnoxious, clanging his gear and shouting that he was here to take over and that the dragon's reign was to be no more. Yoto didn't even know what that was supposed to mean. Outraged, he flared his nostrils and began to snarl as he went around the corner to inform his unwanted visitor that he was not going anywhere unless it was on his own accord. It ultimately ended in him having to breathe a little bit of fire to show the village who was boss, sending the man running back to his home to proclaim how dangerous and terrible the dragon was. That was what Yoto hated most of all. It was after that encounter that he decided that if that was what everyone expected from him, then that was just what he would have to live up to.
Dismayed to be back in the moment, he continued to look on at the village. People were still running and things were still burning, but he suddenly didn't feel so bad about it. With a new mission, he made his way to the palace to determine to fate of all who inhabited it. This'll show them who's boss and what it's like to always have intruders, he thought to himself as he made the final strides into he palace to change the fate of the village forever.
Author's Note
When I was reading this piece, I felt like the dragon was made out to be this terrible creature but not given a chance to tell his side of the story. I wanted to fix that with my own story. I changed the perspective to that of the dragon and allowed him to explain why he was so angry all the time, resulting in the piece above.
Bibliography
E.W. Champney and F. Champney's The Labors of Yamato: The Dragon
Hannah, I really liked how you wrote this story from the dragon's perspective, he really does seem like he is just trying to live his life in peace. Poor guy has to be forced to live up to everyone else's cruel expectations! I really feel for him in this story, and you did a good job of showing maybe he wouldn't be so bad if other people weren't forcing him into it! It really goes to show how sometimes a negative outlook really can be a self-fulfilling prophecy!
ReplyDeleteHey, Hannah, I like that you chose to change the perspective of the story to that of the dragon. It is a nice change from all the dragon stories where the dragon is made out to be a terrible villain. I have actually turned the dragon into a hero of sorts in my storybook for this class. Very well done!
ReplyDeleteHannah, I enjoyed this story. I liked how you had a little prelude into the story and broke it up with image of the dragon, made it super interesting. I also liked the way you not only told the story from the dragons point of view but in doing that gave the dragon a certain twang of character. Anyways good job writing the story and I look forward to reading more of yours as we finish up these last weeks of the semester.
ReplyDeleteThis story is great! I am from the Epics of India class and I have not read the original story but I can say, I like writing from perspectives that you would not first go to. It makes the story definitely more interesting. I also like how you provided great details in your story. I do think that your authors note could be a little bit more but other than that great job!
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