Questa è la storia che ci raccontava la mamma e che io ho raccontato a Margherita, mia figlia, così come l’ho capita.
C’era una volta un drago che terrorizzava il paese vicino a cui viveva. Ogni tanto scendeva per le strade e si mangiava qualcuno, o anche solo lo mordeva portandosi via qualche pezzo, un braccio, o una gamba.
La gente del paese aveva tentato in all ways to kill him.
had called a group of talented archers. These can hurt you, but the arrows do not penetrate the thick skin of the dragon, remained stuck dangling, giving him trouble, but failing to kill him. Imagine the discomfort of an arrow dangling in the skin, so you can understand how angry and become even more ferocious dragon.
Then they called a group of riflemen. Their bullets bounced off the skin of the dragon, they could not kill him, the scratched up a bit to, 'and he got angry more and more.
They were all desperate, especially the mayor, did not know how to succeed in killing the dragon. For them the problem was this: "How to kill him" and did not know how. They did not realize that the problem was rather how to defend themselves or avoid being hurt.
One day Dimitri, who was 8 years old, went to the mayor to propose their help, "I know how to do." The mayor was in disbelief, no one, not even the adults, even adults are experts in the killings, they knew how to do, and they were afraid. Dimitri was rather quiet, and said doing so.
The mayor thought that Dimitri was 'just a child', therefore, incapable, or deluded. He was not going to waste time listening to him, and then he was afraid that his follies Dimitri could get hurt.
Dimitri's grandfather was with him, and said, "but in fact we have a better idea might work, I can help you Dimitri." The mayor then heard the idea, and although he feared for the safety of Dimitri and grandfather decided to support them, so he thought, would die without groped all the same.
Dimitri and his grandfather, then began to build a brick house. With a huge fireplace. When the house was finished, Dimitri went on the roof and started screaming "dragon! You're afraid of the chimneys! "," Draaaago! You're afraid of camiiiini. " For a bit 'of times.
At one point, the dragon, fed up with this phrase shouted little meaning in turn (with the big voice) "I'm not afraid of the fireplaces are the dragon, and certainly do not fear the chimneys." At that Dimitri said, "and then, if you're not afraid, jump in the chimney of this house, let me see if you can." The dragon threatened "tomorrow, you'll see." The next day
Dimitri, climbed on the roof of the house began to scream "dragon! You're afraid of the chimneys. " He feared that the dragon had been withdrawn by the promise of jumping into the chimney. "Dragon! You're afraid of the chimneys. " Also feared that keeps his promise "draaaago! You're afraid of camiiiiini. "
At some point, "PUM PUM PUM", Dimitri felt the footsteps of the dragon approaching, you could tell he was angry, grunted "I'm not afraid," and then jumped with a roar in the chimney.
At that exact moment, the grandfather, who was inside the house, closed quite quickly that the network was attacked under the chimney so as to capture the dragon in a sack. Done!
The dragon was shocked, but laughed with a loud voice frightening "Dost thou think to have me arrested? Ha! Ha! I can breathe fire !!!". But when he was about to do it Dimitri poured a barrel of water on his face, and the dragon, unable to breathe fire, he realized that he could not get rid of the network.
Now the dragon had to pull out from the house. But as you could see that the door was smaller than the dragon? A
Dimitri was another idea. He climbed on the roof and the chimney this time threw a barrel of pepper, down to the dragon, and ran away.
The dragon began to rub the nose, the cilia to beat, breathing weird, and then hold your breath, and then wanting to sneeze at, "e-... e-..." ... until the "e-ciùuuu "sneezed and the house of bricks collapsed.
Now the dragon was out of the house, always closed on the network. It was a little 'dent, and also cooled. So trapped, was no longer so afraid of the people of the country.
were there all around. A mock him, now that they saw him helpless. A taunt each other, now that they had no more fear.
They wanted to kill him, and soon, to forget about it. To do as well not exist.
party, furious "kill him! Kill him! "
Dimitri looked at the dragon. The grandfather looked
Dimitri watching the dragon. She put her hand on his shoulder, and stayed there.
Dimitri spoke, and this time he heard it now "I have an idea: what if instead of killing him sent him to the zoo in the capital? Will be pleased to have him there, there can no longer hurt, and we'll be spared to kill him. "
There was no debate: those who wanted the dragon was killed does not decide to kill them, in person, and then became convinced that the idea of \u200b\u200bthe zoo was not too bad.
So the dragon left, loaded on a truck made three trucks combined.
The zoo was welcomed as a wonderful rarity. From all the countries of the region, and zoo visitors came prosperous, famous.
But as time passed, the visitors began to dwindle, everyone had seen the dragon was no longer a novelty, and their earnings declined. The dragon, however, continued to eat a lot every day a truckload of bread, baguettes, roses, strands, and then milk so much, barrels and barrels, type 30, and then fresh vegetables, fruit, potatoes, rice, pasta ...
the zoo did not know how to keep it. They resisted a bit 'but then began to consider the idea of \u200b\u200bkilling him, or let it die of hunger.
The children of the manager of the zoo, however, had another idea. They die so sorry that the dragon. Therefore proposed to teach the dragon to become good "if it becomes good, we no longer have the need to kill him."
could be a good idea, but how?
Someone had heard that in China there were wise people able to speak the language of the dragons, they decided to ask for their help.
They invited two big papers in town and explained to them the whole story: the dragon that attacked the country in terror, failed attempts to kill, capture, life in the zoo ...
The essays were dressed in normal clothes in China , light and simple.
They sat on a bench in front of the dragon's cage and began to speak among themselves in the language of dragons.
They told funny stories in which someone, such as a wolf or a poisonous snake, changed their lives, a sad, beaten, solitary, in a cheerful and fun with others. They spoke quietly, and laughing, happy.
Every day they sat on the bench to tell a story. Once told the story of the wolf of Gubbio, where Francis made peace, because the Chinese know many stories from around the world.
They told of the pleasure of getting along, listening to live together in peace.
The dragon listened, and listened, and thought vaguely. Was moved, and she hoped he enjoyed.
One day, after so many tales, the dragon turned to the two essays, "Gentlemen, sorry to interrupt you, I have heard for many days, I thought and imagined, and now I have a question for you: do you think I can become good too? ". The two essays
looked and smiled and said, this time just rivolti al drago “se vuoi essere buono, vale a dire se ti importa di star bene con gli altri e se ti importa di goderti la pace, allora sei già buono, devi solo stare attento a non fare male a nessuno”.
Si guardarono negli occhi, erano tutti contenti.
I saggi andarono subito dal direttore dello zoo a dare la buona notizia. Incominciarono i festeggiamenti. Tutti, i visitatori, il direttore, i figli, i lavoratori dello zoo, tutti, fecero un grande pic nic, aprirono la gabbia e festeggiarono coccolandosi il drago.
Il drago era felice di essere libero, per questo decise di tornare al suo paese. Mangiò un po’, poi salutò ciascuno e li lasciò fra musiche e canti a festeggiare.
Everyone felt so light that they had forgotten to warn the locals that the dragon was coming back.
So it happened that when the dragon came to the village, when, "PUM PUM PUM", from a distance were heard his footsteps scary, first in disbelief and immediately terrified, all the villagers ran away screaming "soon! Close yourselves at home! The dragon is back! Presto! Help, help! ".
The terror was back.
Everyone was locked up at home, in the dark, but the shutters were closed to not see anything.
Only Dimitri, peering from behind the shutters. Down in the square he saw the dragon explained that "people know that before I hurt, but I did not. I do not know how to fix it. I was sad, and I did not. I was angry and I thought it was all your fault, because I wanted to die. I was alone, and blind, so I was bad.
Please believe me, now I understand. Please believe me, I will not hurt, I love peace. "
Nobody believed him. He spoke with his usual deep voice, and they stopped their ears because they were very afraid.
Dimitri, who remembered when he had looked at him, from afar, from above the roof and next to the fireplace, rather than listening.
He saw sad, lonely, desperate and hopeful. It went down in the square. He went
the dragon. The dragon let Dimitri ascended to ride on its scales, and began to play. Allegri.
people gradually realized that the voices and sounds were changed. They too began to peek between the blinds of wood and saw Dimitri jump and laugh on the dragon. The dragon laughed, with his deep voice, that now was not just afraid.
So the square is gradually filled with people saying "I am" and was happy to be there.
With the days following were organized well. The dragon was carrying, keeping on its chips, packs of bricks up on the hill. It would have been an almost impossible without his help, certainly worth to be paid off with truckloads of baguette e latte.
Faceva da autobus trasportando le persone sedute in fila sulla sua schiena, e si dava da fare con altri lavoretti. Poi la sera cantava insieme a tutti.
Un giorno morì. Fu seppellito nella terra, vicino ad una lapide che raccontava la storia della sua vita con il paese.
Diceva la mamma che sul terreno dove il drago era stato seppellito nacquero alcuni grandi cardi, a ricordo delle sue scaglie.
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