Cerbi goes for a shopping
Once upon a time, there was a dragon. He lived in Cerbengócia, a prosperous, great empire filled with fairies, dwarves and gnomes. Cerbi, as this was the name of the hatchling, was famous for his insatiable appetite. His greed frequently gave the inhabitants of the royal court a hard time, especially when acting as host to kings and queens from other empires. Doing the shopping was always done by Tiny, a tiny gnome from the forest. He was a regular customer at the market, since due to Cerbi's appetite he had to carry sacks filled with fruits and vegetables on a daily basis. When Cerbi grew older he decided to give him a hand. Ever since that time they have been going to the market together. That's all very well but it happened once that some guests were invited. Tiny was requested to cook and to clean, so it was Cerbi who had to do that day's shopping. He was very proud for having been assigned to such a highly responsible task. He was all excited in the morning when he woke up. He quickly had breakfast then he grabbed his basket and set off at once. He was having a lovely time at the market. He was all about doing the shopping, and he was even bargaining. However, he started having doubts when he arrived at a vendor. Namely, the counter was full of extraordinarily nice boxes. The only matter was that he had almost finished with doing the shopping; he only had to buy some oranges and bananas for the fruit salad. But inside these colorful boxes there were yummy cereals. So Cerbi made a quick decision: he opted for rather this one. He bought cinnamon, chocolate and caramel flavored ones, and heaven knows what else if he had not run out of money.
Although he went back home joyfully, he was met with disappointment at home: they didn't appreciate the sweets at all. Namely because the favorite meal of the guests arriving in the afternoon was fruit salad. Having no other alternatives, they had to serve the cereals. Shortly, the guests arrived and with a hint of fear, Cerbi served some milk, juices and, of course, the cereals to them. The prince and the princess coming from the neighboring empire were staring at the sweets with suspicion, but all of their doubts were cast away at the first bite. Eventually the feast was such a success that the guests insisted that they encore the meal. It was no coincidence that the whole royal court was very proud of Cerbi, and what is more, they trusted him from that day on so much that they even let him do the shopping alone. Furthermore, he could eat as much desserts as he could. If Cerbi had been more obedient, this tale wouldn't have lasted this long, though.
Hegyi Zsuzsa - Kecskemét