The Flight of Dragons (23 page)
The king of the trolls frowned. “No problem. No. No pretty, no troll.”
“Ah.” Bestius pulled at his beard. Judging by King Thab’s expression, the matter was best left alone for the moment. He made a decision. Master Amplethumb had asked for a troll; Master Amplethumb could solve any ensuing difficulties. Bowing, he said, “Agreed.”
Vivian French
began her writing career after many years of acting and storytelling. Writing across genres and age groups, she has published dozens of highly acclaimed books for children, including the other books in the Tales of the Five Kingdoms series. Vivian French lives in Scotland.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or, if real, are used fictitiously.
Text copyright © 2010 by Vivian French
Illustrations copyright © 2010 by Ross Collins
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, transmitted, or stored in an information retrieval system in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, taping, and recording, without prior written permission from the publisher.
First U. S. electronic edition 2011
The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:
French, Vivian.
The flight of dragons : the fourth tale from the five kingdoms / Vivian French ; [illustrations by Ross Collins]. — 1st U.S. ed.
p.cm.
(Tales from the five kingdoms)
Summary: On Gracie Gillypot’s birthday, greedy, chocolate-hungry twins awaken the banished Old Malignant One, and unless Gracie can find a powerful, long-forgotten dragon’s egg, the Five Kingdoms may succumb to evil magic and Total Oblivion.
ISBN 978-0-7636-5083-4 (hardcover)
[1. Fairy tales.] — I. Collins, Ross, ill. II. Title. III. Series.
PZ8.F897Fli 2011
[Fic]—dc22 2010040130
ISBN 978-0-7636-5465-8 (electronic)
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