from “The Hobbit” (2012)
The Seventh Story in the Adventures of the Ambrosial Dragon: A Children’s Fantasy Series
Landon was playing with Baby, Scorch, and Sly in the field behind Grandpa’s house. It’s not unusual for a seven-year-old boy to play with friends on a Saturday morning, but in this case, Landon’s friends are living stuffed animals.
Well, they are living now, but they weren’t before the magic.
Through a rather unusual set of circumstances, Landon was imbued with magical energy and in order to learn to control it, his dragon companion Buddy had no choice but to train the child in the use of his magic.
This has caused some problems recently, but they were resolved when Landon formally became Buddy’s apprentice.
So on this bright, cold December morning, Landon is practicing magic with the aid of some of his stuffed animals, a small yellow giraffe named Baby, an equally small stuffed dragon with pink wings named Scorch, and a little red stuffed fox named Sly.
