Faye tucked up in bed and closed her eyes. The room went quiet. Suddenly Faye felt a gentle tug, as if someone were pulling a string. When she opened her eyes, she was standing in a garden.
It was the strangest, loveliest garden. The grass glowed softly. The trees were silver. And all around grew flowers of every colour, each one with a tiny light inside, like a sleepy lantern.
‘Welcome to the Dream Garden,’ said Iris the owl, who looked after it. ‘Every flower holds a dream. You can choose one to take home with you. But choose carefully!’
Faye walked between the flowers. A golden one hummed a soft tune. A tall yellow one smelled like warm bread. Manu the mouse peeked out from a leaf and said, ‘Try the golden one!’
Faye bent down and touched the petals of the golden flower. It opened, as softly as a sigh. Inside, a little picture danced: Faye was having a tea party with the stars.
‘That’s the one,’ whispered Faye. Iris smiled and plucked the flower. She tucked it carefully into Faye’s hands. ‘Hold on tight,’ said Iris. ‘It will bloom as you sleep.’
The garden faded softly, like mist. Faye sank down into a cloud of sleepiness. And the golden flower bloomed into the very best dream. Faye slept until the sun came up.
The little lesson
Good dreams grow from kind thoughts, and we can choose which ones to water.
Let’s talk about it
- Which flower would you open?
- What is the nicest dream you can remember?
Finish stories to collect Faye as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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