Little girl gets an apology from scientists who can’t make her a dragon

All Sophie Lester from Queensland, Australia wanted for Christmas was a dragon. To help her out, the seven-year-old’s dad advised her to write to a “scientist” to see if they could get her one.

 

So, Sophie wrote to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and asked them to make her a dragon.

 

Sophie wrote:

 

“Hello Lovely Scientist

My name is Sophie and I am 7 years old. My dad told me about the scientists at the CSIRO. Would it be possible if you can make a dragon for me. I would like it if you could but if you can’t thats fine. 

I would call it toothless if it was a girl and if it is a boy I would name it Stuart. 

I would keep it in my special green grass area where there are lots of space. I would feed it raw fish and I would put a collar on it. If it got hurt I would bandage it if it hurt himself. I would play with it every weekend when there is no school. 

Love from Sophie”

 

The CSIRO issued a statement that not only apologised to the little girl, but also to the entire continent of Australia.

 

“Over the past 87 odd years we have not been able to create a dragon or dragon eggs. We have sighted an eastern bearded dragon at one of our telescopes, observed dragonflies and even measured body temperatures of the mallee dragon. But our work has never ventured into dragons of the mythical, fire breathing variety.

And for this Australia, we are sorry.”

 

Here’s hoping somebody makes Sophie a dragon.