"Oh, excuse me," hissed the dragon. "I ssseem to have lost my manners. My name is Sssnapper. I am a "Nice" Dragon from the Arctic Circle. I'm very friendly and I like to play in the sssnow. Now, would you like to come out and play?" "Thank you, Snapper," said April. "I'm sure you are an "Ice" dragon, but it is too cold for us. Perhaps tomorrow morning when the sun comes out." "But I want to play, now!", shouted the Ice Dragon. "No, thank you," said April. "Good night." The Ice Dragon was surprised that April was not afraid of him. So he wandered off, hissing and mumbling to himself. Nelly said, "You were very brave, April." "Well, I am not really," said April, "but he doesn't know that. I hope he won't bother us again." © 2010, Jerry Jindrich. All rights reserved.