Dora is purely fictional. It's designed to engage and entertain children through imaginative scenarios and adventures, not based on real-life events or people.
A family - friendly 'Dora the Explorer' fanfiction with a grown - up Dora could be about her becoming a teacher and leading a new generation of explorers. She could use all her knowledge from her own adventures to teach kids about different cultures, languages, and nature. For example, she might take her students on virtual or real - world trips to the places she explored as a child, like the rainforest or the mountains.
I'm not sure specifically what the 'dora short story' is about as you haven't given more details. It could be about a character named Dora having an adventure, or it could be a story with a moral lesson related to Dora.