The Tale of the Toymaker and the Dragon

by Alfoals Trottenbauer

II - Project

If the entirety of Equestria could enjoy it, what would it be, and what were it's qualities?

She figured it needed to be huge.

She took a quill, ink vial, and paper, then started to sketch the design.

It was going to be a Dragon.

Many drawings were made, all but one were thrown away.

Once the sketch was done, it was time to gather the parts.

She needed to find large parts, for a large project.

She galloped around town, looking for anything.

She came across some earth ponies tearing down a dilapidated house.

"Hi, when you're done tearing down that house, can I use what's left of it?" She asked.

"Sure, why?" One inquired, confused.

"I have a big project that everypony will enjoy." She almost exclaimed.

"Okay..." They responded, still baffled of what it was she was making.

After a few hours, at least, she finally had the parts she needed.

She took her tools and the house's parts to an empty field.

There was no way she could build this in her small homestead.

She began to work on this little project of hers.

Nailing boards, reusing metal hinges, screws, and bolts, she made a frame.

In no time at all, Princess Luna's night had already fallen.

She sat down, exhausted from work.

As soon as she caught her breath, she began to work again.

This time, she had started filling the frame with roofing, walls, windows, and doors.

She had obtained a few observers, too.

Two little fillies watched her work on her dragon.

As she worked, she decided it'd need a name, once it was alive.

She decided she'd call it Snap, after a certain flower she loved.

Slowly, day by day, her dreams started to take reality.

A dragon soon took form.

Once it was finally done, she took a step back to admire her hoofwork.

It was something, alright.

Windows for eyes, doors for eyelids, roofing for a head, hinges for joints, Walls for a body. It was a giant.

With an animation spell that took all her energy, a dragon rose.

"Snap!" She called, estatic.