MY DRAGON LAIR

Many people think that dragons are just oversized lizards. Well I'm sorry to say to those that thought this, but you are so WRONG! There are many differences between the dragon and lizard. The lizard is a far more inferior species. They do not live to be hundreds of years old, as a dragon does. They do not have wings, as a dragon does. The thing that the lizard doesn't have the most is the sheer power and intelligence of the dragonkind. There are other differences as well. At first, many people thoughtthat dragon wings were like a bird's wings. However, when some looked even closer (which is the hardest thing to do!), they saw that the dragon's wings were more of a resemblence to a bat's wings. Bats, you see, have very long fingers, which form the frame of the wing. I'm sure you know that the fingers are actually visible. The wings of a dragon are very much the same.The tail of a dragon has three or more uses. The first use is to help the dragon steer as it flies through the air. The second use is to propel the dragon through water when swimming. The last use is to be the perfect weapon for combat or battle. A dragon's body is covered with hundreds or thousands of hard scales, as I'm sure you know. The scales work like a suit of armor, overlapping each other to protect the body beneath. The scales continue to grow and multiply as the dragon grows and matures. The scales never fall off, and the dragon never sheds its skin. The dragon's foot has three or four toes facing the front and one facing sideways, kind of like the human thumb. The toes are topped with very, very sharp claws. A dragon can grasp objects, including wands and weapons, with its feet. A dragon has a very strong jaw and sharp teeth. The amount of teeth it has depends on its age and what it eats. All the dragons have two fangs on the top jaw and two fangs on the bottom jaw. As you can probably imagine, the fangs are extremely sharp and perfect for piercing the hide of a dragon's prey. A dragon's horn can serve many functions. Horns that point back from the head can be used for grooming. Other horns are used for defense, beware of the horns. A dragon's spine sticks straight  up along the dragon's back and tail. It is attached to the dragon's spine skeleton. Spines can also move. Although sturdy, they are not as hard or sharp as the dragon's horns.