James & the Dragon by Theresa Snyder

Author:Theresa Snyder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: magic, dragon, middle grade, magic and adventure, dragon adventure, dragon character, dragon books, dragon boy, dragon adventure fantasy, wizard adventure fantasy
Publisher: Theresa Snyder

- THE TALE OF THE ZONGULDAK RUBY -

“Zonguldak is a land far to the East. It has a parched and arid landscape where the air itself almost burns the skin and there is no relief from the sun’s heat. It is as different from our cool climate here, as water is from sand.

“The people of Zonguldak are olive skinned. On a daily basis, they wear long robes with hoods, to keep off the sun, which are made of a light gauzy material. For special occasions, or if they are very wealthy, they wear a material called ‘silk’ woven from the threads made by tiny little worms.

“Is that where you got the ruby?” James interrupted.

“No,” Farloft replied. “Let us just say the ruby came to me.” Farloft cleared his throat.

“In Zonguldak there lived a young man named Turan. Turan lived with his father, mother, two sisters, and grandfather. Turan’s family was known as the finest makers of silk throughout Zonguldak. His grandfather was the head of the family and the business.

“One fine day, in the cool of early morning, Turan was out riding when he heard the most beautiful song. It was not that of a bird, nor quite human either. He followed the sound to the bank of the river Banzees. There on the sand he found the ruby, and to his surprise, realized that it was from the depths of the jewel the glorious song arose.

“The stone was not nearly as beautiful then as it is now. For it had been tumbled and tossed in the river, for no one knew how long, before it came to rest there on the shore.

“Turan, who was enthralled by the ruby’s song, picked it up and took it home. He did not tell anyone about the jewel and was surprised to find that no one else except him heard its lovely song. At night he would sit and polish it for hours as it sang endlessly to him. Over the weeks, and then months that followed, the ruby came to look as it does today from the hours of toil Turan put into polishing its surface.

“While Turan polished, and listened to the ruby’s song, he would daydream of things all young men think about. He was anxious for the time when he would run the family business and have all the money he wanted instead of the moderate allowance his father gave him. He dreamed of the changes he would make and the silks he would produce. He had grand ideas for designs that were not the old traditional ones his grandfather and father produced.

“Unfortunately, Turan’s wishes and dreams came true all too soon. I say unfortunately because he came to be in charge of the family silk trade through misfortune of the worst kind. Turan’s grandfather unexpectedly fell ill and died. At the reading of his grandfather’s Will, Turan received the family business rather than his father. This so angered the old man he swore Turan cast a spell on his grandfather to obtain the family business and the fortune that went with it.

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