Dragons have intrigued and fueled man's imagination from the beginning of time. Even today, these giant, winged fantasy creatures that breathe fire and have magical powers, feature prominently in children's books.
Everybody has heard one or more stories about dragons. Young boys dream of slaying the monster and earning knighthood for saving a damsel in distress from the evil dragon. Young girls normally swoon over the fantasy prince in fairy tales who wins the hand of the beautiful, captive princess by slaying the dreaded monster. Almost every childrens book about dragons feature an impressive phantom monster with supernatural skills that appeals to their vivid imagination.
But why are dragons so popular? Where do they come from? And why is mankind so fascinated by these mythical creatures that never even existed?
Every kid knows the answer to that question. They KNOW that dragons are real and alive and living between us. The fact that grownups have lost the sensory skills to see, hear and communicate with them, does not make them less real . . . So, if you want to know what a dragon really looks like and says, you just have to ask a kid.
Kids will tell you there are many kinds of dragons. Big ones and small ones. Kind ones and cruel ones. They all look different and each one has different magical powers and purposes. In the world of dragons, magic is real!
Most children have a favorite dragon friend whose character and traits appeal most to them. All dragons have fancy or meaningful names and kids can talk to them and play with them whenever they want. Popular dragons pop up like magic in a child's world. They are in books, on TV, in video games and some even attach themselves to the clothes or bedding of their favorite human friend to stay in close contact! If a child wants to communicate with a specific dragon, he or she can summon it by drawing or painting it's picture.
Artists can give free rein to their imagination when they illustrate books or capture dragon characters. Dragons can be any color, shape or size, have wings and horns or cuddly bodies, as long as they have long tails and supernatural abilities.
One would expect such a huge, fierce animal to be a mammal that gives live birth, but in many stories, baby dragons are hatched from huge eggs. The age old battle between good and evil are also fiercely fought in children's books about dragons. Many dragon stories have a deeper moral lesson where the kind, friendly dragon, representing good, has to save a princess, or even an entire town or country from the evil, bloodthirsty enemy.
Nobody seems to know where dragons originated from and where they live. The first seafarers believed the gigantic creatures they saw on the horizon - the place where the earth supposedly ended abruptly - were the "sea gods" protecting their aquatic kingdom. Many dragons have wings and supposedly live in the sky on a far-away planet from where they occasionally sweep down to earth to feed or . . . Kill!
Nobody can say with certainty that dragons never existed in prehistoric times. We don't know if they originated from myths and folklore during the days of dinosaurs. We do know, however, that they still fascinate and intrigue people and as long as children can see, hear and draw them, speak to them, play with them and read about them, dragons will be around!
Everybody has heard one or more stories about dragons. Young boys dream of slaying the monster and earning knighthood for saving a damsel in distress from the evil dragon. Young girls normally swoon over the fantasy prince in fairy tales who wins the hand of the beautiful, captive princess by slaying the dreaded monster. Almost every childrens book about dragons feature an impressive phantom monster with supernatural skills that appeals to their vivid imagination.
But why are dragons so popular? Where do they come from? And why is mankind so fascinated by these mythical creatures that never even existed?
Every kid knows the answer to that question. They KNOW that dragons are real and alive and living between us. The fact that grownups have lost the sensory skills to see, hear and communicate with them, does not make them less real . . . So, if you want to know what a dragon really looks like and says, you just have to ask a kid.
Kids will tell you there are many kinds of dragons. Big ones and small ones. Kind ones and cruel ones. They all look different and each one has different magical powers and purposes. In the world of dragons, magic is real!
Most children have a favorite dragon friend whose character and traits appeal most to them. All dragons have fancy or meaningful names and kids can talk to them and play with them whenever they want. Popular dragons pop up like magic in a child's world. They are in books, on TV, in video games and some even attach themselves to the clothes or bedding of their favorite human friend to stay in close contact! If a child wants to communicate with a specific dragon, he or she can summon it by drawing or painting it's picture.
Artists can give free rein to their imagination when they illustrate books or capture dragon characters. Dragons can be any color, shape or size, have wings and horns or cuddly bodies, as long as they have long tails and supernatural abilities.
One would expect such a huge, fierce animal to be a mammal that gives live birth, but in many stories, baby dragons are hatched from huge eggs. The age old battle between good and evil are also fiercely fought in children's books about dragons. Many dragon stories have a deeper moral lesson where the kind, friendly dragon, representing good, has to save a princess, or even an entire town or country from the evil, bloodthirsty enemy.
Nobody seems to know where dragons originated from and where they live. The first seafarers believed the gigantic creatures they saw on the horizon - the place where the earth supposedly ended abruptly - were the "sea gods" protecting their aquatic kingdom. Many dragons have wings and supposedly live in the sky on a far-away planet from where they occasionally sweep down to earth to feed or . . . Kill!
Nobody can say with certainty that dragons never existed in prehistoric times. We don't know if they originated from myths and folklore during the days of dinosaurs. We do know, however, that they still fascinate and intrigue people and as long as children can see, hear and draw them, speak to them, play with them and read about them, dragons will be around!
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