Shaggy Dog Story

"I don't know," Astra replied, "but it looks as though we are about to find out." Velus barked his agreement.

A few seconds later they were enveloped in the blackness. Fred tried holding his hand in front of his face, but he could not see it. Then, as suddenly as it arrived, the black cloud passed them by. As it went on down the mountainside it began rapidly to dissipate.

"It's as if it was meant specially for us," Astra said. "A parting shot from the dragon to speed us on our way, perhaps?"

Then Velus whined. Looking down, Fred and Astra saw that his hair was growing rapidly, and he was becoming a very shaggy dog indeed.

Astra gazed upwards again and gasped. "Fred, you're growing a beard!" she said. Sure enough, Fred was sprouting a full beard and moustache, and the hair on his scalp was growing too. Even the backs of his hands were much hairier than before, and his eyebrows were bushier.

Nor was Astra herself immune.

1. Her shoulder-length hair grew down to her knees.
2. Her hair grew so long that it finished up trailing on the ground.
3. Not only did the hair on her head grow, but she too grew a beard.

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