Isit at my desk listening to thunder growl outside my window. flashes of light burst through the darkness, and wind races past my window. the thrilling combination of sight and sound conjures up visions of dragons roaring proudly, breathing fire, and soaring across the midnight sky. dragons first fascinated me when i was a little girl. they have followed me ever since. the magnificent creatures appeared in storybooks i read in the library, paintings i saw in museums, movies i watched in the theater, and the dreams i had in my sleep. by the time i was thirteen, one question consumed me. i wanted to know if dragons ever existed, so i set out on a quest for facts.