Storybook Plan

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I always thought that dragons were the coolest mythical creatures ever created. There’s something inspirational about flying, fire-breathing serpents that soar through the sky without a care for the world below. It made me think that these fantastic creatures were destined for great things in fiction. Imagine my confusion when reading stories where the dragon was made to be an obstacle to overcome, a villain to fight, or a monster to kill. Why this creature was subject to be the source of all evil, I didn’t know—I assumed that there had to be more to dragons than just tools of destruction. 
As I grew older, I did find stories where there were neutral and good dragons in writings from around the world, if not a smaller group than their insidious counterparts. Some were guardians of different lands, others were sages made to pass down their wisdom to the human race. I was happy to find a balanced variety of dragons in fiction, but that didn’t stop me from wanting more. Now that I’m in Mythology & Folklore, I thought this would be a good opportunity to explore this subject in greater detail. 
Stories
Every story has a beginning, middle and end. Sometimes I like to tack on a good epilogue to conclude the events of the main story. In that sense, I’d like to write a story in four parts. The first part will introduce the main character(s) and current objective(s). The second part will be the character(s) build up to the climax. The third part will be the end result of the character(s) journey, with the fourth and final part of the story illustrating the aftermath of said character(s). 
Bibliography
Based on the Greek tale in Lang’s fairy tales, the story follows a trickster who collects numerous treasures from a dragon by order of the king. 
A Welsh tale of how Hu Gadarn watched over the Cymry people and protected them from the Afanc, a type of dragon.
A Japanese tale of how Empress Jingū used the jewel of the dragon Ryūjin to defeat the Korean navy.
Style
Easy-to-read narrative with some descriptive elements (like that of a journal or short novel). 

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