The fire burned for a full half-hour.
Finally, after all the fuel had turned to ashes, the last wisp of flame was swallowed by the Giant Dragon.
"Burp!"
Valentina let out a satisfied burp and transformed back into her dragon-human form, approaching Herbert with a fawning demeanor.
Only to have her cheeks pinched.
"Uh-uh!"
"Did you have fun with that?"
"Uh, just so-so?"
Valentina blinked, her excitement unabated even with her cheeks being tugged, and boasted, "It's just that the place you mentioned was too small. Otherwise, I could have burned more... uh-uh!"
"Small, small, small, I think it's you that's small!"
Herbert helplessly gave a little tug and then let go, unsure of what else to say.
All right, on Miss Hungry Dragon's part, 'big chest, small brain' is indeed a very accurate description.
Herbert looked at the patch of scorched earth before him and shook his head slightly.
Anyone who's finished second grade would know just how deeply structured this is!
