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Once, in the mountains high above the clouds, lived a Dragon. He was known as Barnabas the Dragon. He was a large Dragon, for a dragon, that is, with a huge appetite. Now this here Dragon wasn’t hungry for food. Oh no, no. He had a desire for shiny objects. A collector of shimmering items. Actually, he was a thief. If he spied something he liked, he took it for himself. In his lair, which is a cave high in the mountains, is where he stored the plunder that he snatched. One day he took a fancy to the two bright objects in the sky. The Sun and the Moon. Barnabas wondered how he might be able to fetch them. So, without much ado, he flew high in the heavens and snatched them as easy as pie. Back at his den, he put them each in their own box for safekeeping. The land below grew dark and cold without the Sun and the Moon. So the people of the Blue Island held a meeting. A gathering of minds to rescue the Sun and the Moon from Barnabas the Dragon.In the hope of returning their land to warmth and light once again. A sky watcher who lived with the Blue Island people knew that a meteor shower would take place the next day. Now hoping that Barnabas the Dragon could not refuse to get some of the falling stars for himself, they knew he would be away from guarding the pinched Sun and Moon. A plan was set forth. They needed to send somebody to climb the mountain, enter the Dragon’s refuge, and liberate the stolen Sun and Moon. A brave volunteer stepped forward. He went by the name of Orion the Hunter. That night as the meteor shower took place, Barnabas the Dragon did indeed take flight to chase the falling stars. Orion quickly climbed the steep mountain and reached the Dragons hideout. Inside were thousands and thousands of bright, shiny objects lying all around the cave. He proceeded to walk to the back of the cave and came across two big boxes. Opening them, he found, to his delight, both the Sun and the Moon. Hurriedly, he ran outside, opened the boxes, and set free the Sun and the Moon. Briskly they returned to their rightful places in the sky. When Barnabas the Dragon saw what had been done, he returned to his hideout. There he found Orion standing with the open boxes. “What have you done?” Barnabas screamed. “They were mine, and you set them free.” he continued. Orion looking up at the Dragon, said, “They were never yours. They were for all of us.” The Dragon became outraged and released a fume of fire from his mouth with a mighty blow. It burned Orion to a crisp. The Sun and the Moon witnessed this action. Becoming incensed, the Moon first froze Barnabas the Dragon. Then the Sun, using its heat, melted him till the only thing left was a puddle. The people of the Blue Island rejoiced in having the Moon and the Sun back in the sky and finally rid of Barnabas the Dragon. They also were heartbroken to have lost Orion. The Sun and Moon then told the people of the Blue Island not to despair. They gathered up the ashes of Orion and flung them high into the sky. With the stars’ help, the ashes took the shape of Orion. Now at night, when you peer into the sky, You will be able to see Orion,the constellation, come alive.http://Once, in the mountains high above the clouds, lived a Dragon. He was known as Barnabas the Dragon. He was a large Dragon, for a dragon, that is, with a huge appetite. Now this here Dragon wasn’t hungry for food. Oh no, no. He had a desire for shiny objects. A collector of shimmering items. Actually, he was a thief. If he spied something he liked, he took it for himself. In his lair, which is a cave high in the mountains, is where he stored the plunder that he snatched. One day he took a fancy to the two bright objects in the sky. The Sun and the Moon. Barnabas wondered how he might be able to fetch them. So, without much ado, he flew high in the heavens and snatched them as easy as pie. Back at his den, he put them each in their own box for safekeeping. The land below grew dark and cold without the Sun and the Moon. So the people of the Blue Island held a meeting. A gathering of minds to rescue the Sun and the Moon from Barnabas the Dragon.In the hope of returning their land to warmth and light once again. A sky watcher who lived with the Blue Island people knew that a meteor shower would take place the next day. Now hoping that Barnabas the Dragon could not refuse to get some of the falling stars for himself, they knew he would be away from guarding the pinched Sun and Moon. A plan was set forth. They needed to send somebody to climb the mountain, enter the Dragon’s refuge, and liberate the stolen Sun and Moon. A brave volunteer stepped forward. He went by the name of Orion the Hunter. That night as the meteor shower took place, Barnabas the Dragon did indeed take flight to chase the falling stars. Orion quickly climbed the steep mountain and reached the Dragons hideout. Inside were thousands and thousands of bright, shiny objects lying all around the cave. He proceeded to walk to the back of the cave and came across two big boxes. Opening them, he found, to his delight, both the Sun and the Moon. Hurriedly, he ran outside, opened the boxes, and set free the Sun and the Moon. Briskly they returned to their rightful places in the sky. When Barnabas the Dragon saw what had been done, he returned to his hideout. There he found Orion standing with the open boxes. “What have you done?” Barnabas screamed. “They were mine, and you set them free.” he continued. Orion looking up at the Dragon, said, “They were never yours. They were for all of us.” The Dragon became outraged and released a fume of fire from his mouth with a mighty blow. It burned Orion to a crisp. The Sun and the Moon witnessed this action. Becoming incensed, the Moon first froze Barnabas the Dragon. Then the Sun, using its heat, melted him till the only thing left was a puddle. The people of the Blue Island rejoiced in having the Moon and the Sun back in the sky and finally rid of Barnabas the Dragon. They also were heartbroken to have lost Orion. The Sun and Moon then told the people of the Blue Island not to despair. They gathered up the ashes of Orion and flung them high into the sky. With the stars’ help, the ashes took the shape of Orion. Now at night, when you peer into the sky, You will be able to see Orion,the constellation, come alive. For Original art or prints and other items visit https://fineartamerica.com/featured/orion-and-the-dragon-david-krafcik.html