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