Wingspan

By Eileen Mueller

Having short wings is not fair. Last year Shorty failed flight academy. Ever since, she’s been bullied by Buzz and Aiden. Now Shorty's on the brink of her final test. If she fails, her dream of flying border patrol will be destroyed and she’ll face life in the salt mines.

Wingspan includes
* a bonus story about Fluffy, Shorty’s best friend
* a link to a free dragon joke book and more free stuff for kids
* excerpts of other cool dragons books.

This book also includes Fluffy's Triumph, a bonus story about Fluffy, Shorty’s best friend.

Wingspan is a Dragon Tales short story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eileen Mueller
• Release date: Oct 27, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463405147

Eileen Mueller

Eileen Mueller is a double SJV award-winning author of heart-pounding fantasy novels that will keep you turning the page. Dive into her worlds, full of magic, love, adventure and dragons! Eileen lives in New Zealand, in a cave, with four dragonets and a shape shifter, writing for young adults, children and everyone who loves adventure.Visit her website at www.EileenMuellerAuthor.com for Eileen’s FREE books, new releases or to become a Rider of Fire!

Book preview

Wingspan

A Dragon Tales short story

by Eileen Mueller

For all my special short people – little packages hold valuable gifts.

Especially for Mandi Ellsworth, who is not short at all, but very valuable.

© Copyright Eileen Mueller 2015

All rights reserved. No part of this publication shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without written permission of the author. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Cover design: Jan Mueller

Cover image: Linda Bucklin

Contents

Free Kids’ Dragon Joke Book & More

Wingspan:

Chapter One – Deep Cut

Chapter Two – Gnasher

Chapter Three Sapphire Lake

Fluffy’s Triumph

Preview: Dragon Tales

Preview: Dragons’ Realm

Preview: Attack on Dragons’ Realm

Free Kids’ Dragon Joke Book & More

Acknowledgements

About the Author

Free Kids’ Dragon Jokes & more!

Download your free kids’ dragon joke book.

Bonus: You’ll also receive a free crazy Christmas story, cool craft ideas for kids, and bonus material from some of New Zealand’s top illustrators and authors!

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Wingspan

Chapter One – Deep Cut

Hey, you girls! Bet you can’t jump this one! Buzz taunts. He leaps the chasm, leaving me and Thea behind.

I stare over the edge. The chasm isn’t that wide, but it is deep. What if I fall again? Fear churns in my second stomach.

Don’t listen to him, says Thea. You’ll be fine.

Buzz lands with perfect form, joining our classmates on the far side. All of them have jumped the gap without a problem. But they’re not me.

Thea nudges me with her wingtip. You can do it, she says.

It’s alright for you, your wings are bigger.

But you’re lighter, Thea says. You’ll make it, even with shorter wings. We’ll just take a decent run up.

I gulp. Good idea.

Come on, Thea, Shorty, calls Examiner Longflight, stretching a kink out of his tail. Your turn.

We skitter backwards, our talons scratching the rock. I clench mine so hard that I break off chips of stone. We run towards the chasm, leaping and spreading our wings.

My stomachs tense as we glide over the deep black gap.

Thea lands safely, yards past the far lip of the ravine.

My talons catch the edge, sending a rock clattering down the steep walls. I’ve made it – just. A shudder of relief runs through me. I furl my wings against my side and casually stroll over to join the class.

Buzz is crowing, "Did you see how I cleared that gap? By at least ten yards. Unlike some shorter attempts."

The other dragonlings snigger.

I want to tuck my head under my wing