The Hungry Dragon

The Hungry Dragon is a cartoon adaption of the book I'm Hungry by Jorge Martín. It is an American-Canadian program produced by Nelvana and Nickelodeon The cartoon shares some similarities with the elements of the book, such as the baby dragon going on a hungry rampage to satisfy her appetite.

Premise
A newly hatched baby dragon gets separated from his mother, she ends up in a small town and goes on a rampage to sate her appetite but trouble comes as she grows and the friends she makes that are protecting her aren't helping with her diet.

Plot
On a mountain in a cave somewhere in the forest, a dragon is taking care of her egg. She hears some rustling and realizes her baby is gonna hatch soon. She flies off to search for food. A mouse comes by with his cheese, he spots the egg rustling and inspects. The rustling egg rolls out of its nest and out the cave. The mouse gets scared off and takes his cheese with him. The egg rolls down the mountain and lands softly on a crate full of fish. The fisherman comes by and sees the egg out of nowhere, he thought to sell it for extra money and takes it with the crate full of fish. At a vendor, the fisherman offers the egg to a farmer, where he thinks the kids would make like it. The farmer takes it back to the farm with his wife and kids waiting. The older son and youngest daughter are given the egg, the farmer explains to take care of it as the farmer never saw something like this and plans on entering it to the contest. The kids didn't seem pleased but the son offers to look after it.

The brother and sister enter the barn, started to argue what to do with the egg and how to take care of it. As they argue, the egg rustles again. The siblings stop to see cracks forming on the egg. A baby dragon comes out and breathes fire, the siblings scream in terror and hide. The sister looks to see the dragon gone. The two looked around to see the baby dragon hiding in hay. Realizing the dragon is scared, the sister thinks they should take care of it but the brother thinks they should tell their parents. The sister offers her hand, the dragon is nervous but leans closer. The dragon slowly comes over to hug the girl and says "I'm hungry." Baffled that she could talk, the siblings wonder what to feed her.

Meanwhile, the mother dragon flies back to the mountain with bags of food but found her egg gone. Worried, she roars. She spots the mouse and picks him up by the tail, asking him where is her child.

The kids sneak in the kitchen. They search for the fridge for something the baby dragon would enjoy. They found ham wrapped in plastic, the daughter takes it while the brother takes a carton of eggs. The siblings hurried back to the barn, they find the baby dragon is about to eat some of the chickens. They stopped her and brought her the food. They ask how are they gonna feed her, the baby dragon breathes fire and roasts the ham. She eats it than roasts the eggs that the cracks and boiled, the dragon eats them hard boiled. The siblings are amazed. The baby dragon licks the sister and brother as a thank you for the food but says she is still hungry.

The father and mother calls out to their children. The kids rush back in the house. The baby dragon is left hungry while looking around the farm of what else to eat. The kids find their parents finding the fridge without the ham or eggs, they claim they don't know what happened. The mother claims she just had them. The father is looking forward to having roast ham. He than asks the kids if they know about the egg, but the kids lied saying the egg seemed rotten and told his father they gotten rid of it for his sake. The brother looks out the window to find the dragon outside and flies up in the air. The brother gestures his sister to seeing it. The wife decides to go to the store to get some again and also something for the festival. She takes the kids with them so her husband can mend the farm.

The baby dragon flies around, she got herself in a small town. She lands in a park where a barbecue is being held. Smelling the aroma of cooked and grilled meat, the baby dragon sneaks around and snatches the food from the unsuspecting people. The people find the food missing and accuses one another of taking it. The dragon eats while she hides under a table but finds herself still hungry. She looks over to see a cake and is amazed by it. She goes over and takes a big bites out of it, but says she wants more. She takes a bottle of soda and chugs it down. She belches fire and it sets a tree ablaze. The people notice the fire and some ran off while the rest try to secure it. The baby dragon started to get a stomach ache from eating so much and walks off.