Puff the Magic Dragon (film) They then return Honalee to its happy glory by singing. Once this is done, Puff and Jackie go back to Jackie's room and return Jackie to his body. Puff tells Jackie that thanks to his creativity he is now a brave boy and leaves, saying he will return to visit. Jackie's parents come into the room to find Jackie happy and talking again. They then hug Jackie and express their love for him. The film ends with Puff asking the audience if they just saw a dragon walk by, similar to what he asked Jackie at the beginning of the
The Reluctant Dragon (short story) The Reluctant Dragon (short story) "The Reluctant Dragon" is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame, originally published as a chapter in his book "Dream Days". It is Grahame's most famous short story, arguably better known than "Dream Days" itself or the related "The Golden Age". It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympathetic character rather than a threat. The story takes place in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire (where the author lived and where, according to legend, St. George did fight a dragon). In Grahame's story, a young boy