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take you to other worlds, and bring joy.

This is my father's dragon by Ruth Stiles-Gannett, part two of three.

In part one, Elmer ran away from home to rescue a baby dragon on Wild Island. But the island is rumored to be inhabited by ferocious wild animals.

What awaits him? Chapter 4, My Father Finds the River.

The Jungle began just beyond a narrow strip of beach. The jungle knew where to go, so he crawled under a Wahoo Bush to think, and ate eight tangerines.

The first thing to do he decided was to find the river, because the dragon was tied somewhere along its bank.

Then he thought, if the river flows into the ocean, I ought to be able to find it quite easily if I just walk along the beach far enough.

So my father walked until the sun rose, and he was quite far from the ocean rocks.

It was dangerous to stay near them because they might be guarded in the daytime.

He found a clump of tall grass and sat down. Then he took off his rubber boots and ate three more tangerines. He could have eaten 12, but he hadn't seen any tangerines on this island and he could not risk running out of something to eat.

My father slept all day and only woke up late in the afternoon,

when he heard a funny little voice saying,

Queer, what a dear little duck. I mean,

I mean, dear, dear, what a queer little rock.

My father saw a tiny paw rubbing itself on his nap sack.

He lay very still. And the mouse, or it was a mouse, hurried

away, muttering to itself. I must smell, Tumduddy. I mean, I must tell somebody.

My father waited a few minutes and then started down the beach

because it was almost dark now and he was afraid the mouse

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