This is Norman. Norman is a dragon.
Norman wasn’t like other dragons. Norman wasn’t scary.
His friends all had horns, or scales, or long, spikey tails. But not Norman. Norman had cute, fluffy feet. And a cute little nose. And big yellow eyes. His spikes were soft and fluffy. Bright spots dotted his belly and long whiskers tickled his face. His tail ended with a big fuzzy pom pom.
Norman didn’t like being cute.
He struggled to hide his cuteness, tearing out his fur and baring his sharp teeth. Being cute made it very hard to scare people.
“You couldn’t kidnap even one princess looking like that,” his friends said.
“I could if I wanted to,” Norman muttered under his breath.
“Oh yeah?” his friends said. The other dragons chose the smallest princess they could find. She was a little girl in a froofy dress sitting beside the pond outside of the castle.
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