The Dragon and the Star (In-World Myth)

== Description ==
"The Dragon and the Star " is a fairy tale in the book universe about a nymph who wanted to know what it was like to be human.
== Summary ==
A nymph of the forest had two sisters, one younger, one older, and lived in a garden with magic fruit she tended. Her best friend was a big dragon that helped guard the garden.
Sometimes when everyone was asleep she would ride on the dragon's back.
"What's that?" She said pointing to a bright star.
"A land far away, across the skies, where men live." The dragon said.
The nymph heard of these men. Strong and tending their land--not like her sisters, or even her mom, the sea nymph that she could only visit on the beach.
The nymph decided she wanted to know what it was like. So even though the dragon resisted, he agreed and took her far, far, so far away. It was so long, she went to sleep. When she woke up she was a baby boy.
And as the boy grew up, he forgot where he came from. Until one day, laying underneath the stars with his lover, he pointed to a star. "What's that, I wonder," he said. His lover was smart of the stars: "that's a star far far away, they call it omicron, the tip of the dragon's tail. My mom would tell me stories of nymphs living there when I was small."
The story seemed oddly familiar, the young man thought. One night he had a dream of a small nymph calling his name. He awoke in a sweat, went outside and looked up at the stars. Then he understood, this was where he was from, that his mom, and big sister, and most of all his little sister were so sad that their nymph sister left without telling them. Their mom had searched the seas for ages, and the sisters looked in the bush. 
Now the young man was sad too. He wanted to go back home to his family. But again he remembered why he wanted to do, to live the life of men. So he settled down, got married, had children, and lived as men do.
When he lay on his deathbed he told his little ones about the "story of the dragon and the star." When he passed, old and grey, he found himself standing in front of a big dragon.
"Are you ready to go home?" He said. The nymph agreed.
== Possible Issues ==
The moral of the story is about realizing the good in what you have, as well as fulfilling your purpose.
One issue that guardians could have with this story is a seeming LGBTQ+ message, as a nymph wanting to be a "man," could suggest this.
Similarly a man finding his true self is a "nymph," even in the context of a fantasy could discourage guardians from sharing the story with their children.
Overall it is a charming story that draws on other myths like The Garden of Hesperides.