Fred the Dragon

The OTHER Story

By Bonnie Speed

~1992

Chances are I wrote this one approximately one year after the smash hit Fred the Dragon.

Fred searched and searched for a new colour and by the time he got close to one...it ran away. His chest wound had healed and Fred was back to his couch potato-self. But once again, Fred was confused. He had left his cave (and couch) behind as he went on his search. Well not ON his search, but as Fred was searching, well not AS he was searching, he just didn't bring them with him.

"The narrator say I'm a couch-potato." Fred said, "But I don't have a couch with me, and I'm certainly not a potato!"

Fred did not understand. But then again, Fred is a pretty dence dragon. Fred was so dence, that he forgot about his colours and searched for a good couch. But what is a couch without a TV? Fred began to think. RUN FOR COVER!!! Hee hee.

"I do not believe that I need a TV." Fred said, "I also don't believe that I know what a TV is! But after all, what's a TV without a couch...what's a couch?"

Fred was extremely confused. But that's nothing new. Then Fred looked around. He was lost! Fred began to cry. Since Fred was much bigger than the rest of the world, be soon flooded the forest he was in. But Fred was too dense to notice. Two months later, Fred ran out of tears ad he decided to keep looking for new colours. (The TV and couch episode had distracted him.) Soon he was deeper into the forest and soon (as in Fred's soon,) Fred discovered that it was knight. "Draw your sword sucker!" Not that knight! This night. And do you know how Fred discovered it was night? He couldn't see where he was going. So, he lit a match.

"A harmless little forest fire won't hurt anyone." Fred thought.

The forest burnt to ashes and Fred was very sorry. He hung his head in shame and looked at his black feet.

"I have black feet!" Fred said, "That must mean I AM black!" And so he was. Fred had gotten chared in the fire. And he got a new colour. His quest was over. (Until he had a bath)

THE END