Nico tucked up in bed and closed his eyes. The room went quiet. Suddenly Nico felt a gentle tug, as if someone were pulling a string. When he opened his eyes, he 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 Dev the deer, who looked after it. ‘Every flower holds a dream. You can choose one to take home with you. But choose carefully!’
Nico walked between the flowers. A green one hummed a soft tune. A tall yellow one smelled like warm bread. Ruby the rabbit peeked out from a leaf and said, ‘Try the green one!’
Nico bent down and touched the petals of the green flower. It opened, as softly as a sigh. Inside, a little picture danced: Nico was building a castle out of clouds.
‘That’s the one,’ whispered Nico. Dev smiled and plucked the flower. He tucked it carefully into Nico’s hands. ‘Hold on tight,’ said Dev. ‘It will bloom as you sleep.’
The garden faded softly, like mist. Nico sank down into a cloud of sleepiness. And the green flower bloomed into the very best dream. Nico 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 Nico as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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