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Dragons are generally a mesmerizing topic, one of my favorites.

Once upon a time there lived a dragon whose name was Komodo. He could breathe fire, and all the people who lived nearby were afraid of him. When they heard him or saw him, they ran away and hid. They could always hear him because he had six feet, and wore three pairs of shoes, and each of his shoes creaked.

One day he met a little girl who wasn’t afraid of him. «Why are you so fierce?» she asked. «Why do you breathe fire when you see anybody?»
«Well,» said Komodo, «I never really thought about it. Shall I stop it?»
«Yes, please,» said the little girl whose name was Susie.
«All right,» said Komodo, «I’ll try.»
They said good-bye to each other, and Susie went home. It was beginning to get dark. Susie was surprised because all the lamps in the town were not lit. She found out that it was because of the lamplighter,whose name was Charlie.

Charlie hadn’t lit the street lamps because he was still in bed. He was tired after lighting the lamps the night before.

The mayor of the town was very angry with Charlie. «What must I do about that?» he thought.

Then Susie had an idea. She ran to Komodo’s cave, brought him to the town. Komodo breathed fire on each lamp and lit it.

How glad the people were! Now they were not afraid of the dragon. They could see he was a friendly animal. And after that Komodo came and lit the lamps every time when Charlie had his holiday.

My favorite time of year!
More than other seasons I like spring. This is not surprising, because in spring nature begins to awaken from a long sleep. Begin to bloom flowers, budding leaves on the trees, the young green grass envelops the entire surface of the earth that surrounds us, the sun begins to warm us with its rays, the birds begin to delight us with their singing.
I love it because spring is born anew nature, everything becomes easy. Among the seasons spring plays a special role. Every year she begins a new Chapter in the life of nature. In contrast to winter, spring is rightly called in the morning.
A lot of poets devoted their works to the spring. For example, Pushkin, Yesenin, Tyutchev, Fet wrote a beautiful poem. Savrasov, Shishkin wrote a delightful spring landscape. Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky composed his fantastic masterpieces under the influence of spring mood. Is in spring something magical...
With the arrival of spring, the whole world is filled with music. It replaces the winter silence and the howling of the wind. The ringing of Cappel, the murmur of streams, the cheerful chirping of birds – everything speaks about the onset of heat and joyful change. Snow every day becoming less. It disappears in the warm sunlight. In the air there is the smell of spring. All the people rejoice the spring.
Im already tired of snow and cold, I want sun and warmth. You can now take off the heavy winter clothes, without fear of frost and blizzards. But especially the spring happy children. How fun they play in the sunshine, running through the puddles and let boats! Here and there sounds cheerful laughter of children. With the onset of spring, the whole world becomes bright and colorful. Over the white silence. Now in the world everything will become bright green, sky blue and shining. The first leaves on the trees, breaks the first grass, and the river reflected the blue sky. This is a real spring!