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This episode is supported by Chewing Gum, the official second favorite snack of

Tigers everywhere. Tonight, by listener request, we'll read the second part to My

Father's Dragon, written by Ruth Stiles-Gannett in 1948.

We released the first episode quite a while ago,

so you may need to scroll back a ways

if you want to listen to that first. The novel is about a young boy,

Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. We will start at the beginning of Chapter 5, where the boy has finally

made it to the island where he encounters a pack of hungry tigers.

Let's get cozy. Close your eyes. Relax your body into the softness of your

body into the softness of your bed.

Now, take a few deep breaths.

Chapter 5, my father meets some tigers. The river was very wide and muddy, and the jungle was very gloomy

and dense. The trees grew close to each other and what room there was

between them was taken up by great high ferns with sticky leaves. My father hated to leave the beach, but he decided to start along the

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