"Oh dear the violins broken mum can you fix it!"
"No I cant son I will have to find some one to do it for you"
. Ashers mum is a wizard person for finding people to fix my things so just you wait and see.
The next day mum comes off the phone and says we are off to this mans place to fix the violin. He is a real Mr. fixit.
Its Saturday and we drive across town to a house and it?s a messy place with lots of interesting things in the yard. Sheds full of interesting junk and all sorts of funny things that were something once years ago but now rusty and I don't know what things now.
We knocked on the dilapidated door that seemed to need some fixing but it worked so that was all it needed to do.
A mature lady answered the door and mum asked about the Mr. Fixit man.
Oh you mean granddad, she said. He is always out the back shed pottering around with some thing.
Mum and I go down the yard past some old sheds and here was the old gentleman working on some violins,
Can you fix the bridge of this violin mum said of course he said and he took the violin in his rough but seemingly skilled hands and turned it over. And tapped the back and front with his fingers. Wow he said this is a really old violin it needs some tender care and it will be a very fine violin again. Come back on the weekend and it will be better than new.
Saturday and no school so mum said we will go and get the violin as it should be fixed and we need it for the next lesson.
We arrived at the old mans place in the car and we went to the back where granddad was sure to be.
Is the violin fixed mum said. Yes of course its a very old violin and it now plays better that it ever did. It seems to say to me that it has never been treasured but you might be the one to do this and then it can really sing to the entire world.
Grand dads shed How do you describe a shed full of wonder full toys and things that seem to be working once but now lying in dusty shelves
OH! Whats that I asked grand dad and pointed to a green head in a high shelf It had green fur all over it and big brown eyes that seemed to be looking at me with a kindly look.
Oh thats just my pet dragons head, he is hibernating and as he is a mechanical dragon he only needs to put his head somewhere warm and sleep the winter away till the summer.
Come to think of it is about summer now so perhaps we will put his head back on and wake him up
Grand dad (he is not really my granddad but everyone calls him that) gently takes the head down and takes to another shed where there was the most wonderful green dragon there ,with no head.
Granddad placed the head on the dragon and almost straight away the dragon seemed to clear its throat and said happy Halloween young man?
"Ahem! it nearly Xmas now"
"Oh dear is it that long"
"Very well then merry xmas to you"
"Thanks and how come you can talk"
"Well it's a long story but lets say granddad can do magic with mechanical things."
"If you can talk what else can you do."
"If you get some oil and put it on my wing parts and leg parts I will be glad to show you."
"Granddad can I have some oil for the dragon"
"Of course you can here is a can, put plenty on, as he has spent all winter in the shed"
"Yummy said the dragon I love oil it makes all my joints work."
"Ah my wings are working and my legs feel so good now."
The dragon flexed his wings and stretched out his legs and flapped his wings vigorously
And shook his head and said, "Wow that is really good to be working again."
"Young man would you like a ride"
"Yes please?"
"Hop on then and away we will go to the park."
I climbed on the dragons back and it was really comfortable and he felt warm and for a mechanical dragon I really did not know if he was alive or mechanical.
We reached the road and the dragon said "its such a lovely day lets fly"
"C can you fly"
"Of course I can"
"Is it safe"
"Well you oiled my wings didn't you"
"Ok lets fly"
With a whirring of wings and a pattering of powerful feet the dragon and asher slowly lifted off the ground.
"Wow we are really flying"
"Of course we are"
"Watch out for the trees"
"I will try to go over"
"NO I wont make it I will go through them in stead."
"Watch your head ash"
The dragon gently landed in the park and said.
"Well how was that"
"Wonderful lets go to the play ground now"
"Good idea we might meet some kids there"
"Ok let?s walk this time"
"Yes flying so soon after winter is a bit of a strain you know"
"Won't the kids be frightened of you"
"Were you frightened of me"
"No"
"Well you see granddad made a special magic spell that made all kids who meet me think that I am friendly and they are never afraid of me"
"Is that why you talk so well"
"Well yes there is a bit of magic there as well"
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