Oliver's Hunger Dragon

Oliver has a secret he does not want to share.
He has a hungry dragon who follows him everywhere.

Oliver has never really seen it, but it is always there
Rumbling and grumbling, and making people stare.


When I'm hungry, really hungry, it's a toad that croaks in my stomach. For Oliver, it's not a toad.It's a big, persistent dragon.

One that growls everyday. One that growls just when Oliver needs to be quiet at the library or the church. One that isn't easily appeased. (Apples just don't cut...