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5 10 15 20 25 30 32 see sun chairs, a table and a parasol. I longed to be there play- ing with the kids. I tiptoed to the window and looked into their house. Of course, the children were sleeping. I went back to my bed and stayed awake for a long time. I imagined flying to different countries looking down at small little towns. But still it was a different feeling than I had in my dream. Next morning I told David, my older brother, what I had dreamed. David is 17 years old. Suddenly he gave me a kiss and said: “Oh my little sister!” “Why do we dream?” I asked him. My brother mumbled: “Maybe because we think about some things very deeply or we have ideas, wishes or problems. Then when you go to bed your thoughts wonder off, and then you dream.” “Did you have a dream last night?” I asked. “No, I didn’t. But now I have to rush, otherwise I’ll be late for school.” David answered. I looked at my watch. It was ten to seven and I also had to leave the house in a few minutes. My dream occupied my thoughts so much that I nearly forgot to go to school. When I walked out the door, I looked up to the windows of the neighbor’s house where the children seemed to live. School was like every day, but the time went very slowly. I was daydreaming and didn’t listen to what was going on in the classroom. On my way back home I stopped and sat on a bench that was in front of my school. I wanted to wait until the children from the neighbors’ house came along. I knew that they went to the same school. I thought about the two girls. They looked different. They had black hair and also their skin was darker. Some children in my class had made fun of them. But when-