LOGLINE
If you are adventurous and
courageous enough, you can find unusual new friends in the most unlikely
places.
PITCH
Twelve-year-old Tabitha Rainwater,
lonely and bored, discovers a dragon behind all the junk on the other side of
the crowded basement, but her parents ignore her excitement. Trying to protect
her mom and dad, Tabitha befriends the lonely dragon, discovers its den, and
goes flying high above town on its back. Tabitha’s parents admit they knew
about the dragon and were only trying to protect her. Now all are relieved and
make a cozy basement home for the amazing new addition to their family:
Gentleness the dragon.
SYNOPSIS
Curious Tabitha
Rainwater, age 12, a bit lonesome, dares to explore behind the heaped-up piles
of junk in her family's crowded basement and discovers a colorful dragon with toenails
like long hooks. Her parents ignore her excitement. Sad not to be believed, she
tries to pretend the dragon doesn’t exist but that’s really hard to do. Tabitha
braves the scary noises and the danger in the basement, takes the dragon a
snack, and bandages its broken wing.
Hoping he won’t breathe fire
on her, Tabitha digs past all the old junk at the back of the basement, looking
for his lair. Before the dragon can explain things to her, she discovers a cold
dark tunnel and immediately dives into it, with the dragon, hurrying close
behind. At the end of the tunnel is a dark, empty den. The dragon has no
family, just a big nest. Tabitha realizes why the dragon must have liked her
parents’ basement so much. Even if he was in hiding, he almost had a family and
must have longed to be friends. She hopes that she hasn’t hurt his feelings.
Then Tabitha jumps on the
dragon’s back, and he takes off in flight. They soar above the clouds and up to
the heavens. The 12-year old is really excited that her family and home will now
be renown. After a spectacular landing in her front yard, her parents admit
they always knew about the dragon, but were trying to protect her from being
scared, so they locked it away and piled high the junk.
Tabitha’s courage, compassion, and sense of adventure bring understanding to her parents. The dragon, now named Gentleness, was just looking for a family and friends. Tabitha clears away the junk and makes a cozy home for Gentleness on the other side of the basement. The Rainwaters are now one big, happy family.
Tabitha’s courage, compassion, and sense of adventure bring understanding to her parents. The dragon, now named Gentleness, was just looking for a family and friends. Tabitha clears away the junk and makes a cozy home for Gentleness on the other side of the basement. The Rainwaters are now one big, happy family.
Copyright 2022 Jennifer Waters
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