The biggest, strongest dinosaur in the forest was the T-Rex. When he walked, the ground shook — thud! thud! But one day a flock of winged dinosaurs glided right over his head. "Oh, if only I could fly like that!"
High on a mountain peak sat a little pterodactyl, all alone. He could see the whole valley — yet, being so very small, no one ever noticed him. "Oh, if only I were that big and strong!"
One day the little pterodactyl swooped down right in front of the T-Rex. "Will you give me those two wings of yours, brother?" "Then give me that strength of yours!" They both laughed, and both felt a little sad.
Suddenly a flood came! Water everywhere you looked. Stuck on a rock in the middle were the little dino babies. "I can't lift them — I'm far too small!" "I'm strong, but I just can't reach that far!"
Then it struck them both at once! The little pterodactyl rose up high, spotted the safe path and called out — "This way, this way!" And the T-Rex plunged into the water, stretching his huge body like a bridge, all the way to the rock!
Tap, tap, the babies crossed over the T-Rex's back. The moment they reached the bank, everyone leaped for joy! The very things the two had been so glum about had saved them all today.
At dusk, the little pterodactyl came and perched on the tip of the T-Rex's nose. "This big body of mine is the greatest gift of all!" "And these little wings of mine too!" said his friend.