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The Dream Kite

One day, a long, long time ago, about last week, Sam was playing in the woods with his pet dog, Lenny, and his pet rat, Scamper. Sam was half way up an especially big tree.

“Not too high!” Shouted Lenny,

“Yeah, if you get lost who’s going to clean my cage?” Added Scamper.

“Just a little higher, I want to see if I can see home!” Sam stepped onto the next branch and…he was gone. So were Lenny and Scamper, the tree and the two animals had sunk through the ground.

After a lot of spinning and screaming they all appeared again in a forest of massive red trees and green ferns.

“Wow! Do you reckon it’s a time travelling tree?” Asked Sam, “Dad told me about these trees, he says their called Redwoods. Some can be bigger than houses!

“Wow!” Lenny Barked at a tree, “look there’s a hole in that tree, it would make a great tree house!”

“I think we should try to get home, got to be back for tea,” Said Sam nervously.

“Oh come on!” They all bent down and squeezed into the hole…and they were gone…again.

This time they appeared in a big field where lots of people were flying kites. A short man with a big beard stood at a table,

“Want to buy a kite?”

“I don’t have any money,” replied Sam.

“Look in your pocket,” said the little man. Sam reached into his pocket and found two gold coins, one with a bear on it and one with an eagle on it. He looked up and the little man was floating away on the tail of a kite.

“Come on!” Shouted Sam and they all grabbed hole of the kite. They floated up higher than the rest of the kites and as they past a cloud, the sky turned into a pair of massive, gold gates. They let go of the kite and gave the little man the two coins for the ride. Sam looked around and his mouth dropped open in amazement. Lenny was no longer a little dog, but a big hairy bear! Scamper was no longer a rat, but a big, golden eagle with beady green eyes.

“Wow!” Exclaimed Sam as Lenny examined his massive paws and Scamper flew around over their heads.

“Hop on,” said Lenny and Sam jumped on his back, amazed at having a bear and an eagle for pets. They pushed through the big gates and into a market place. There were lots of very tall people walking around buying and selling things at the stalls.

“Would you like a dream catcher young man?” Asked a tall woman, Sam handed her another coin and she put the strange web shaped thing around his neck. Everyone was wearing a dream catcher and all nodded and smiled as Sam walked on.

There were four people in bright red Guards uniforms standing by the gates.

“Excuse me but could you tell me where we are?”

“Why certainly, you are in Dreamopolis, where all the characters from dreams live before they visit you at night.”

“It seems very nice,” said Sam. The Guard smiled and nodded. Suddenly the gates crashed open and very small people dressed in black cloaks ran in with bows and arrows. Sam, Scamper and Lenny had to dive behind a stall to hide as the people rushed in.

“Who are they?” Sam asked another very tall women,

“They are the Bad Dreams. Dream catchers usually catch them but sometimes a few slip through. They come in and burn down our stalls and steal our dream catchers and then they float down and scare all the sleeping children.” The Guards were now fighting all the Bad Dreams but they were losing.

The Bad Dreams had pinned them to the floor when suddenly a massive black horse ran in, ridden by a little women in black.

“That’s The Nightmare,” said the women, “she’s their leader.” The Nightmare jumped down and started taking peoples dream catchers and ripping them to pieces.

“We’ve got to help!” Shouted Lenny and before Sam could stop him he was running towards the Bad Dreams! He jumped on them and hit them with his paws as he dodged their arrows. All the Guards got up and started fighting again. Eventually the Bad Dreams ran out the gates followed by The Nightmare. Everyone cheered and stroked Lenny as he licked their faces.

“Come on Lenny lets go! We have to be back for tea!” Sam grabbed Lenny’s paw and they went out the gates and back onto the kite as everyone waved and thanked them. They floated all the way down to Sam’s garden.

“Quick, through the back door!”

“Uh hum! Where have you lot been?” Mum! Sam put on his most innocent face,

“Oh Just climbing trees in the woods…”