Stories and myths about monstrous dragons and their supernatural abilities have kept children awake and agog throughout the centuries. Various versions of these winged, magical creatures exist in folklore and tales of all cultures. Nobody knows dragons better than children, because only kids have the ability to speak and understand dragon language.
Everybody has heard one or more stories about dragons. Young boys dream of slaying the monster and earning knighthood for saving a damsel in distress from the evil dragon. Young girls normally swoon over the fantasy prince in fairy tales who wins the hand of the beautiful, captive princess by slaying the dreaded monster. Almost every childrens book about dragons feature an impressive phantom monster with supernatural skills that appeals to their vivid imagination.
But why are dragons so popular? Where do they come from? And why is mankind so fascinated by these mythical creatures that never even existed?
Every kid knows the answer to that question. They KNOW that dragons are real and alive and living between us. The fact that grownups have lost the sensory skills to see, hear and communicate with them, does not make them less real . . . So, if you want to know what a dragon really looks like and says, you just have to ask a kid.
Dragons come in many shapes and sizes. Some are kind, some are bad. They can be gentle giants, or cruel, man-eating monsters. In the realm where giants live, there are no human laws or limits - it's a dragon dreamworld!
Today, there are literally a whole world of dragons for kids to play with and read about. Popular characters in the dragon world, such as Puff, the Magic Dragon, pop up like magic in video games, coloring books, pencil boxes, TV programs, puzzles, stickers and even on candy wrappers. Dragon lovers can take their favorite hero everywhere with them - even to bed in the form of a dragon doll or a printed duvet cover and pillow case! Children can even check out all facts about them on a new Kids Wikipedia about Dragons.
Clever artists and illustrators know there is no scientific proof of what a dragon truly looks like, and that only children can see them. That's why they listen to kids and study children's drawings of dragons to get an idea of how to portray them. Unlike in the human world, dragons can be any color, size or shape. Some can fly, while others have long legs and huge claws to jump across mountains and oceans. Cruel, man eating dragons have horns and razor sharp teeth, while baby dragons are cute and cuddly.
One would expect such a huge, fierce animal to be a mammal that gives live birth, but in many stories, baby dragons are hatched from huge eggs. The age old battle between good and evil are also fiercely fought in children's books about dragons. Many dragon stories have a deeper moral lesson where the kind, friendly dragon, representing good, has to save a princess, or even an entire town or country from the evil, bloodthirsty enemy.
Nobody seems to know where dragons originated from and where they live. The first seafarers believed the gigantic creatures they saw on the horizon - the place where the earth supposedly ended abruptly - were the "sea gods" protecting their aquatic kingdom. Many dragons have wings and supposedly live in the sky on a far-away planet from where they occasionally sweep down to earth to feed or . . . Kill!
Nobody can say with certainty that dragons never existed in prehistoric times. We don't know if they originated from myths and folklore during the days of dinosaurs. We do know, however, that they still fascinate and intrigue people and as long as children can see, hear and draw them, speak to them, play with them and read about them, dragons will be around!
Everybody has heard one or more stories about dragons. Young boys dream of slaying the monster and earning knighthood for saving a damsel in distress from the evil dragon. Young girls normally swoon over the fantasy prince in fairy tales who wins the hand of the beautiful, captive princess by slaying the dreaded monster. Almost every childrens book about dragons feature an impressive phantom monster with supernatural skills that appeals to their vivid imagination.
But why are dragons so popular? Where do they come from? And why is mankind so fascinated by these mythical creatures that never even existed?
Every kid knows the answer to that question. They KNOW that dragons are real and alive and living between us. The fact that grownups have lost the sensory skills to see, hear and communicate with them, does not make them less real . . . So, if you want to know what a dragon really looks like and says, you just have to ask a kid.
Dragons come in many shapes and sizes. Some are kind, some are bad. They can be gentle giants, or cruel, man-eating monsters. In the realm where giants live, there are no human laws or limits - it's a dragon dreamworld!
Today, there are literally a whole world of dragons for kids to play with and read about. Popular characters in the dragon world, such as Puff, the Magic Dragon, pop up like magic in video games, coloring books, pencil boxes, TV programs, puzzles, stickers and even on candy wrappers. Dragon lovers can take their favorite hero everywhere with them - even to bed in the form of a dragon doll or a printed duvet cover and pillow case! Children can even check out all facts about them on a new Kids Wikipedia about Dragons.
Clever artists and illustrators know there is no scientific proof of what a dragon truly looks like, and that only children can see them. That's why they listen to kids and study children's drawings of dragons to get an idea of how to portray them. Unlike in the human world, dragons can be any color, size or shape. Some can fly, while others have long legs and huge claws to jump across mountains and oceans. Cruel, man eating dragons have horns and razor sharp teeth, while baby dragons are cute and cuddly.
One would expect such a huge, fierce animal to be a mammal that gives live birth, but in many stories, baby dragons are hatched from huge eggs. The age old battle between good and evil are also fiercely fought in children's books about dragons. Many dragon stories have a deeper moral lesson where the kind, friendly dragon, representing good, has to save a princess, or even an entire town or country from the evil, bloodthirsty enemy.
Nobody seems to know where dragons originated from and where they live. The first seafarers believed the gigantic creatures they saw on the horizon - the place where the earth supposedly ended abruptly - were the "sea gods" protecting their aquatic kingdom. Many dragons have wings and supposedly live in the sky on a far-away planet from where they occasionally sweep down to earth to feed or . . . Kill!
Nobody can say with certainty that dragons never existed in prehistoric times. We don't know if they originated from myths and folklore during the days of dinosaurs. We do know, however, that they still fascinate and intrigue people and as long as children can see, hear and draw them, speak to them, play with them and read about them, dragons will be around!
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