Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott & Geneva B

Author:Zetta Elliott & Geneva B
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2018-10-22T16:00:00+00:00

I remember what Ma said about not giving the dragons marshmallows. “What’s in the bag?” I ask anxiously.

“That’s peda,” Vik explains. “My aunty brought us some from her shop in Queens.”

I’ve never heard of peda, but the dragons can’t get enough of it. Kavita laughs as they nip at her fingers and jostle for more.

“Ma said newborn dragons love sticky, sweet things,” I tell Vik.

“Then they’ll love peda,” he says. “It’s made from milk, sugar, and cardamom.”

Vik reaches into his sister’s bag and takes out the cake that’s still whole. A sliced green pistachio nut has been pressed into its center. Vik breaks the cake and hands half to me. “Try it.”

Vik pops his half of the peda into his mouth. I take a small bite at first but quickly cram the rest in my mouth, too. It’s so good! For a moment, none of us say a word as we savor the sweet, creamy cake. But as the sugary treat dissolves, I realize we have an even bigger problem now. The dragons are gazing up at Kavita with adoration. And I could be wrong, but it looks like they’re a little bit bigger than they were just five minutes ago.

I don’t want to go off on a little girl, so I start with a simple question. “Hey, Kavi—how did you find the dragons?” I ask.

“I needed a napkin, so I looked in your purse—”

“It’s not my purse,” I tell her. “It belongs to Ma.”

Kavi rolls her eyes and says, “Whatever. I was looking in your mom’s purse when I heard something crying, so I—”

“Dragons don’t cry,” Vik says irritably.

“How do you know?” Kavita asks in a voice that sounds just as annoyed. “They sounded sad, so I opened the tin and gave them some of my snack.”

I look at Vik, and he looks at me before sighing heavily. I’m guessing this isn’t the first time his little sister has caused so much trouble.

She might be faking it, but Kavita gives us an innocent look and asks, “What’s the big deal?”

“You had no right to poke around in Jaxon’s purse!” Vik says angrily.

“It’s not my purse,” I remind him.

“That’s right—it belongs to a witch!” Vik hisses that last word, and Kavita’s eyes grow wide. “But you meddled with her dragons, and now they think you are their mother,” Vik tells her.

“I don’t mind,” Kavita says while stroking the wingless dragon under its chin. The two winged dragons get jealous and clamor for her attention, rubbing against her arm like cats.

“I mind!” I exclaim. Then I look around at the people going in and out of the park and realize I need to keep it down. “Those dragons aren’t supposed to be here,” I tell Kavi. “They were supposed to be delivered to someone else, but now you’ve ruined everything!”

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