Let-Go-My-Eggo

There weren’t always dragons in the valley, Mr. Peters explained. Before the dragons and dinosaurs there were many evolving creatures that existed. Even for those with almost invulnerable bodies fit for life on this planet, the end came suddenly. They too made way for even more incredible creatures and life forms.

As our scientist tell us a giant meteor fell out of the sky somewhere around the Yucatan peninsula, millions of years ago, and that is what killed off all the dragons and dinosaurs. Jimmy loved science the best of all his subjects because it caused him to fantasize remarkable stories in his mind. He raised his hand to ask Mr. Peters a question.

“Yes, Jimmy what is your question?” The teacher asked.

“Well Mr. Peters if the meteor killed off all of the giant dinosaurs and dragons why didn’t it kill off all of us humans too?”

Mr. Peters scratched his head for a moment then answered. “That is a good question, Jimmy. It could have been that some of the earth’s inhabitants, including man, may not have been in an area that was as affected by the meteor. Then there is another theory. That is, that man was still a small rodent creature when the meteor hit, and when the dragons and dinosaurs went extinct he had not yet evolved. But then again there has been recently discovered signs that man did in fact live among the giant behemoths. We will just have to wait, and see, until there are more findings made on the subject.”

Jimmy’s mind shot back into the past, as it often did. His daydreams were much more exciting than school. “I bet I can solve the riddle of the dragons and dinosaurs,” he thought. Jimmy sat comfortably in his chair and drifted back to a time when the dragons roamed the earth. He envisioned a dragon chasing a family for its evening meal. They much resembled his own mother, father, himself, and his sister Marge. Through the thorny bushes and brambles, they ran. If they could only make it to their small cave by the waterfall, they had a chance but, in his heart, he knew that it was too late. He could feel the hot breath of the dragon blowing against the short hairs of his neck. Then it happened Marge his loving sister tripped trying to jump over a log. Jimmy’s heart sank he knew it was over for her—this day she would sacrifice her life for the family.

The dragon tried to stop and pick off Marge, but his giant heavy legs skidded on the mucky ground. He tumbled over and over, finally striking his head on a pointed boulder momentarily it dazed the creature. Marge seized the opportunity and quickly jumped to her feet. The race was on again.

The dragon was a lot slower now, the blow to his head had knocked out some of the fight in him. Out of breath and very thankful the whole family made it to the cave safe. After counting heads and making sure no one was injured they began recounting the death-defying experience. They continued to discuss the chase until as usual, it became a familiar humorous story. How else could they cope with the horrendous times and conditions that they lived in. When finally, they felt they had mocked the dinosaur enough they carefully planned their strategy for that night’s meal.

Waiting until it was dark, they sneaked out of the cave through the small opening at the top. It was only a short trek through the woods to the dragon’s nest. The beast was still out searching for his next kill, as they knew he would be. Brushing back some of the cover leaves from the nest they found that there were two new large freshly laid eggs just waiting for the taking. They also knew that there were other families taking eggs from this lair, and soon they would have to travel deeper into the forest to find a new source of food. With all the families living so richly on the eggs of the dragons and dinosaurs there were fewer and fewer of their babies being born.

Jimmy asked his dad, “do you think we will ever run out of dragon’s eggs? They are getting harder and harder to find and when we do find a new nest the competition for the eggs gets tougher and tougher.”

Dad answered. “Do not worry son there will always be enough animals laying eggs to sustain our appetite. Now grab that last big egg and let us get out of here.”

“Now for the rest of the story, because now we know what really happened to the dragons and dinosaurs, and why they became extinct. Debunking the meteoric theory, humans simply ate the dragon eggs faster than they, the creatures, could produce them. No eggs –no babies!”