My Father's Dragon

A young boy’s kindness leads him to befriend a shivering alley cat on a rainy day, despite his mother’s fierce objections. He promises the cat a warm spot by the furnace and a saucer of milk, and the two quickly become inseparable companions. When the mother discovers the hidden saucer, she scolds the boy and sends the cat away, but he sneaks the feline back for secret walks in the park. Their conversations turn to dreams of soaring through the sky, sparking the boy’s longing to fly.

The cat, a seasoned traveler, shares a curious tale of a distant Wild Island where a baby dragon has fallen from the clouds and cannot yet return to its home. The dragon’s bright stripes and clumsy wings have already solved a long‑standing river‑crossing problem for the island’s lazy inhabitants. Hearing this, the boy’s imagination ignites: perhaps a friendship with the dragon could give him the flight he so deeply desires. The story unfolds as the two set out to discover whether the dragon’s help can turn a boy’s wish for adventure into a real journey.