As soon as the dragon stood on one of the chairs, he thought there was something he was forgetting. He remembered as he just barely avoided the stealthy cat's pounce at the last second.
Maybe I should have stayed in the cage, the dragon thought as he flew carefully in circles around the room, trying to think of what he could do. He saw the open cage door and had an idea.
The dragon flew into the cage and moved to the side of the door, waiting. Just as he'd hoped, the cat jumped in after him. The dragon flew out, then shut and locked the door behind him.
"That takes care of that!" said the dragon with satisafaction as he smiled at the snarling cat trapped in his cage. "Now what to do?"