Write about a dragon who doesn’t know what to do with their hoard anymore.

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“The Most Worthy” by Cheryl Anthoney

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Pricilla shook her scales and stretched her long, jagged tail until the tip scratched the earthen wall. She yawned, flexing her claws into a pile of gleaming gold coins. As the morning sun poured through a small crack in her cave, Pricilla took stock of her surroundings. It was a hoard to make any rival dragon green with envy. In one corner were various golden plates, goblets, and eating utensils. Another corner housed jewelry: necklaces, earrings, and crowns of indignant, but otherwise delicious, kings. Towards the ...

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“Scaling Back” by Steffen Lettau

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Ooh, I have such a massive problem! And no, it has nothing to do with me being a dragon, although that tends to add to the issue if I forget my potion. No, I have a problem dating two hundred years, five months, two weeks, and thirteen days. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The notion of dragons being greedy and taking all manner of wealth from around a nation is a stereotype, I tell you! We're not all greedy! I mean, there's been some dragons that do this, mostly for trophies or tithes, but I am not one of them! Okay, okay, let me ca...

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“My adopted dragon mother.” by Mason Ward

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Clip clop, clip clop… went the sound of metallic horse shoes as a robust heavily laden horse negotiated a steep and narrow shingle mountain path. On his back was a knight in shiny armour ( well his armour was not that shiny, more dusty and rusty.) “Perkins, it may seem strange to you, but do you remember that unidentifiable tavern we stopped in at. Well it may of cost the last of my gold coins to get my hands on this map, but I promise you it’ll be worth it when we get to the mysterious mountain side castle where a princess from a lost kin...

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“The Heart Within The Hoard” by Joshua Copus - Oxland

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Another day, another successful loot — at least, for Dewi the Dragon, not so much for the village. As Dewi soared the skies, clutching a bag of gold in his talons, he reflected on the last village he invaded. By invaded, he mostly stole from them, as he hadn’t the heart to pillage and burn, unlike many other dragons of his kind. He hoped he put on a convincing enough performance of a terrifying, fire-breathing dragon – his heart thundered the whole way through. Whatever he did scared the village chief into handing over the hamlet’s riches,...

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“The winged dragon and the forest bird” by Webb Johnson

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Let me dispel the rumors. There’s only one winged dragon, not “a dozen or more” as some lazy and irresponsible news media have reported. The creature apparently arrived from The Land Where Stories Begin when it flew (or was blown) off course, possibly because of anomalies in the ocean and wind currents due to global warming or some other glitch. Zoologists confirmed that the winged dragon is of the Asian, non-fire-breathing genus (Volans Draco) and very unlikely to distress damsels, or anyone else. Additionally, the dragon mimics hum...

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“Dragon and Lava” by Alcase Lorraine Tatum

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“Mama, mama come look at me, look what I made!” “One minute baby,” I chuckled as a small hand wrapped around my arm and leaned with all the weight a little boy could offer towards a living room happily cluttered with toys and trinkets. A cobbled path of multicolored Legos and an audience of dolls invited me closer to what looked like a deconstructed couch garnished with sheets from my own bedroom. Oh boy, I stared in awe, partially in shock of the perilous chaos that was my living room, and yet extremely impressed with how resourceful a five...

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“He Swallowed His Fire” by Suzanne Seely

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Once upon a time in a faraway land, high on a mountaintop overlooking the tiny village of Elderberry, lived a fire-breathing dragon named Fillibert.” Legend had it that Fillibert had been hatched from an egg that glittered like an enormous crystal in the sunlight. The crystal was said to have given Fillibert his ferocious fire.Dragons are, by nature, hoarders, so, often their lairs became as thick as berry brambles with treasures! Fillibert didn’t hoard gold or art or magic li...

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“Lonely Treasure” by Chrissy Matić

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Tithenai was the runt of the dragonbrood, so he learned early to take what he could get. It was one of many valuable lessons that he had learned since the day he crawled from his shattered eggshell into a world of teeth and malice, though he’d had to teach himself. A wretched creature, he might be called, but one who survived. The other six who had spawned with him fought over and eventually claimed—some more triumphantly than others—the best caverns in the vast mountain lair. Therein they would lie sprawled among vast treasures gained from ...

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“The Passing of Ten Hearts” by David B Fraser

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Ten Hearts inched on her belly across the mountain cave floor. She rested her scaly chin on the mounds of gold and jewels. Their power to cool her anger, to calm her with their sparkle was waning. She believed she might be dying. She cocked one slitted eye to the ceiling. The other eye was milky and almost completely closed by its third eyelid. She could hear the men and their metal above. Always their movements vibrating through the earth. It had gotten worse in the past few centuries, like wasps that won’t leave the ear al...

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“Interview With the Dragon” by Kathryn Minicozzi

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The makeup man applied a new layer of lipstick and some powder to the woman’s face while one of the tech people handed her a microphone. The two stepped away, out of range of the camera crew, leaving the woman to face the camera alone. “Good evening, everybody,” she spoke into the microphone. “My name is Gloria Smitherigh, and I am about to knock on the door of tonight’s very special interviewee, Mr. C. Robert Dudleigh. Mr. Dudleigh is the sole surviving member of the Dragon Battalion that fought, some would say, terrorized ...

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“A Dragon's Tale” by Lexi Rose

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It's been many years since I first settled here--I was just a hatchling, barely able to fly."Aileth, my little darling," Mother says to me as she leaves our home, which was hidden in the forest. "I have to leave. You and Mosi will stay here. Wait for me," my older brother watches as she fades into the distance--her shadow heading towards the shouting and screaming from the city."Mosi?" I ask, scared for the answer. "Is mom really coming back?" Mosi just looks at me, curling himself in the corner of the room.Mother never did come back. Mosi w...

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“Stars Not of Gold” by Cassandra Fan

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1000 years ago, a dragon fell from the heavens, plummeting from the stars. Caught stealing from the Dragon King and sentenced to exile, he was stripped of flight and fell to Earth, only to return once he’d repaid the price of that stolen. With his fall, the Great Mountains shattered into being, Serpent Valley between its peaks. Humanity discovered the dragon, worshiping it out of fear. Cunning, and eager to return above, he demanded an offering for his mercy. Each year, the dragon roamed the fields, collecting gold from each village he passe...

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“The Dragon's Hoard” by 3i Writer

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Once upon a time, there was a man called the Phantom Thief who was notorious for stealing treasures hidden across the world. He owned an island for his hoard and summoned a mystical dragon to safeguard his treasures there. The dragon was happy to accept such a task as it loved shiny objects. Its golden scales, an extremely rare trait for a dragon, could absorb the radiation emitted from golden objects, especially coins that were made of red gold, and convert it to nutritious energy, granting it more power. It could go on without food as long...

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“It Rains Gold in Downtown Lexington ” by Melody Thompson

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A breath of fire licked the cave walls. The sudden burst of light illuminated the large space and reminded the dragon of its dilemma. Treasures that man could not possibly imagine lay in heaps upon heaps in the corners of the large cave. Well, I must say, the treasures could not be shoved in the corners, though the dragon tried his hardest. They lay sprawled about the room, leaving no living space for the creature. He paced the room, many times every day, thinking only about the problem he must fix. After all these years of hoarding away man...

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“Thundertail and the Magic of Giving: A Dragon's Tale of Generosity” by Damianos Afentoulidis

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Chapter 1: The Restless Dragon Thundertail was a magnificent dragon, known throughout the land for his striking appearance. His silver scales shimmered in the sunlight, and his tail crackled with the sound of thunder whenever he moved. He had lived atop a high mountain peak for over three hundred years, overlooking a vast forest that teemed with life. Thundertail had amassed a vast hoard of treasure over the years, filling his cavern with gold, jewels, and other riches. But lately, Thundertail had been feeling restless and lost. He had n...

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Write about a dragon who doesn’t know what to do with their hoard anymore.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 63 stories

“The Most Worthy” by Cheryl Anthoney

“Scaling Back” by Steffen Lettau

“My adopted dragon mother.” by Mason Ward

“The Heart Within The Hoard” by Joshua Copus - Oxland

“The winged dragon and the forest bird” by Webb Johnson

“Dragon and Lava” by Alcase Lorraine Tatum

“He Swallowed His Fire” by Suzanne Seely

“Lonely Treasure” by Chrissy Matić

“The Passing of Ten Hearts” by David B Fraser

“Interview With the Dragon” by Kathryn Minicozzi

“A Dragon's Tale” by Lexi Rose

“Stars Not of Gold” by Cassandra Fan

“The Dragon's Hoard” by 3i Writer

“It Rains Gold in Downtown Lexington ” by Melody Thompson

“Thundertail and the Magic of Giving: A Dragon's Tale of Generosity” by Damianos Afentoulidis

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