{"id":342,"date":"2025-02-25T17:00:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/?p=342"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:19:06","slug":"dragon-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dreaminginplot.com\/MainBlog\/2025\/02\/25\/dragon-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Dragon in the Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bit of fun and how brothers can get a touch protective.<\/em><\/p>\n

There is a dragon in the garden
\nI have often heard him roar
\nHe rumbles at the creek bed
\nWhen rain begins to pour.<\/p>\n

He lurks up in the willow.
\nHe sneaks through rose and briar
\nHe comes to the kitchens
\nAnd lurks by the cooking fire.<\/p>\n

Mother thinks it\u2019s just the wind
\nOr the water in the creek
\nBut I know much better
\nIt\u2019s my sister that he seeks!<\/p>\n

Dragons take young maidens
\nThey hoard them up like gold
\nSo I take my wooden sword
\nEverywhere I go.<\/p>\n

When I find that dragon
\nI\u2019ll challenge him right quick
\nNo one takes my sister
\nBy force or dirty trick.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a dragon in the garden
\nAnd I\u2019m hunting him today
\nIf that dragon\u2019s at all smart
\nHe\u2019ll quickly go away!<\/p>\n

Dragon in the Garden<\/em> copyright \u00a9 2025 Heather Strickler all rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bit of fun and how brothers can get a touch protective. There is a dragon in the garden I have often heard him roar He rumbles at the creek bed When rain begins to pour. He lurks up in the willow. 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