Two brothers find a small dragon trapped at the bottom of a stone well in the forest. The dragon pleads for help, promising to reward them. Though hesitant at first, the brothers take pity on the dragon and throw coins into the well to wish it free. Miraculously, the dragon is released and thanks the boys for helping a creature they had reason to fear. As a reward, the dragon promises that any wish made at the well will be granted. From that day on, the well is known as the wishing well of the dragon.

1. A Dragon in a Well.
A tale by
Isabel Esteban

2. Once upon a time, there lived a boy

3. With his little brother

4. And his granny

5. In a hut in the forest.

6. The brothers wanted to find a
dragon

7. because they wanted to become
knights.

8. And knights kill dragons.

9. One day, they were gathering
mushrooms in the forest

10. They heard a terrifying

11. Coming from the path ahead.

12. DON’T BE
AFRAID!
The older brother said to
the little one.
I’ll protect you!!!

13. Off they went, and suddently the
STOPPED

14. Instead, they heard a tiny little voice
that came from inside a stone well.
Heeeeeelp
meeeee!!!!

15. The brothers approached the well
and inside it, they could see
a reddish
little
dragon!!!!
‘If you help me, I’ll
give you everything
you want’.

16. The kids stopped and looked over
the walls of the well.
‘If we help you,
you will eat us’.

17. The dragon wept and wept, and cried
and cried, until he had no tears left in
his eyes.
‘We, dragons, are fire
creatures. If you
leave me here, in this
well, I’ll be dead
within a day, for
water is the greatest
enemy of fire
creatures’.

18. The brothers felt pity for him and
decided to help him
‘What should we do?’

19. The dragon said
‘You must look
for a penny in
your pockets’

20. Saddly, the brothers said:
We don’t have any pennies

21. And the dragon said
Close your eyes. Put
your hands into
them and you’ll find
half a penny there

22. And so they did, and what a surprise!,
they found half a penny in each of their
pockets.

23. The brothers asked then,
‘What should we do now?’

24. ‘Now you must throw your
coins into the well and
wish me out of this place’

25. And so did they, and in the blink of an eye the dragon
was standing next to them, with a big and friendly
smile in his face. ‘Thanks a lot for helping me
out. It is really wondrous
that two tiny little humans
like you help a dragon like
me,
Everybody knows that
humans usually leave
aside things they don’t
understand or fear. But
you helped me out of
that well, anyway.

26. .
It is my will to give you
anything you wish, as I
promised. Whenever you need
help, you will return to this well
and make a wish. Everything
you wish will be granted to
you, and from this moment on
this well will be named ‘the
wishing well of the dragon’.

27. The children returned to their hut and told
their granny everything about the dragon
I cannot believe
it!!!!

28. So they took her to the well,
And they wished to have a lovely and
comfortable cottage where their hut stood

29. and once they had returned to the
place, they found the lovely cottage

30. Their granny laughed aloud and
clapped her hands, and in that
moment she promised not to judge
anyone from their appearance, for an
ugly resemblance could keep a warm
and kind heart, as her grandsons had
found out in the dragon.