January reading report-The Dragon book-review

     I have read only one book in january and that was The Dragon book edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois with a total of 437 pages total.The book is a collection of famous dragon stories that are all really good. I will do my review on the story called "Are you afflicted with dragons?" in the book. The story is about a hotel owner who has a huge problem. The problem is that the owner has a huge dragon infestation and they have become a problem since they could collapse the roof with all their combined weight and they poop and pee. The dragons even make more babies in the roof which increases the population. If you want to learn more about dragons click the link:) Definition of words potion, a medical or poison beverage and apprentice, someone who works for a set time to learn a trade.

              

                                           "Dragons need love as much as we do"

The Smith's are the hotel owners and they get into an argument over how to get rid of the dragons. Smith's wife talks about some stranger who can get rid of the dragons. Smith-who is a stubborn man-goes to a store where a clerk talks about this stuff that repels dragons and kills them. I would personally NEVER want to kill any kind of dragon, especially, the babies. When Mr.Smith got home he put a bucket of stuff in a tree. The stuff failed and Smith is very angry and goes back to the store and gets his money back. Mr.Smith goes out to find the stranger who his wife says can get rid of the dragons. He finds him and tells the man about his problem with the dragons. The man and his apprentice agree to help Smith under some conditions. The man says "Whatever I find in the dragon colony I keep such as valuables ect." Smith agrees and the man in his apprentice set out with cages in order to trap the dragons. The man and his apprentice get rid of the dragons by using this dragon they have to attract them and used a potion to get them in the cages. The plan worked and the dragons are soon put in cages and the man even cleans the Smith's hotel of poop and stuff. The problem was that the man had found a ring that belonged to Ms.Smith and he reminded the Smith family that he could keep whatever he found in the roof. The Smith's tell the man if he gives back the ring then they will make him and his apprentice a special dinner. The man and his apprentice has dinner with the Smith family and the man talks about how he got into the dragon capture business when he would take treasure from dragons as a boy. Some time later Mr.Smith sees the apprentice without his master and asks "Where is your master?" the boy replied "That potion my master used on the dragons makes them smarter and so...my master got eaten."

I would-out of respect for the dragons-let them out into the wild and not keep them in the cage and keep them in it. I was amazed how many dragons were in the Smith's hotel. I would LOVE to live in a hotel filled with dragons and call it "Drago Hotel" and my slogan would be"Welcome all dragons, to a place where you can just hang out and relax." I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy stories and dragons in general.

Thanks for reading