Looking on the Bright Side!

While pulling puppets out of a bag to introduce to a kindergarten class, I could see that a rather scary looking dragon/dinosaur was next. Not wanting to frighten anyone, I said, "Now this next one might look scary, but he's a peacemaking dragon. I've trained him." I held the puppet to my chest, hugged him, and said, "You know I wouldn't hold him so close to my neck if he wasn't a peacemaker...he might bite me!" The class oohed and aahed, and one little freckle-faced girl said in a sweet little accepting voice, "He's just smiling meanly."