Hattie tucked up in bed and closed her eyes. The room went quiet. Suddenly Hattie 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 Dylan the elephant, who looked after it. ‘Every flower holds a dream. You can choose one to take home with you. But choose carefully!’
Hattie walked between the flowers. A blue one hummed a soft tune. A tall yellow one smelled like warm bread. Stan the squirrel peeked out from a leaf and said, ‘Try the blue one!’
Hattie bent down and touched the petals of the blue flower. It opened, as softly as a sigh. Inside, a little picture danced: Hattie was flying with a flock of golden birds.
‘That’s the one,’ whispered Hattie. Dylan smiled and plucked the flower. She tucked it carefully into Hattie’s hands. ‘Hold on tight,’ said Dylan. ‘It will bloom as you sleep.’
The garden faded softly, like mist. Hattie sank down into a cloud of sleepiness. And the blue flower bloomed into the very best dream. Hattie 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 Hattie as a sticker in your Sticker Book.
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