"The Girl Who Dreamed"
Story by Melanie , for Lucy USA

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Sarah looked aut the window dreaming about everything she wanted. Then she went into the kitchen and wrote a list of what she did want. Sarah looked out the window again and saw her friend from school playing with almost everything SARAH wanted! Even the thing Sarah wanted most she was riding, a horse. Sarah dreamed she was on that horse right at that very moment. Sara went and found her mom and said, "Mom, I want a horse." She said sternly. Her mom looked at her and said, "You know that our family is running low on money this month, and- well- no." Sarah frowned. "Please!" Sarah said hopefully. "No." Her mom answered. As Sarah left the room, her mom felt sorry for Sarah. She wish she could let her daughters wish come true. Then she had an idea. Her mom saw some money she could earn. The next day Sarah went to school. All day, her mom was at work. Sarah was very surprised, in the afternoon her mom came home and told them she was going to work all week to earn some money.! T! hat Saturday Sarah's mom came home and asked for Sarah to come aside from the game she was playing on driveway with her friend, Melissa. As Sarah went in her mom whispered, "Sarah, tell Melissa she has to go home. I am taking you to- well- go get...a...horse." Sarah's eyes grew wide she filled up with tears and said, "You did that.. for me?" Her mom nodded. Sarah told Melissa and jumped into the really old car Grandma had given them a few days ago. As Sarah's mom came into the car, Sarah said, "You know, don't get the horse for me. We need that money for other things, not the things I want." Her mom was shocked but said, "OK what every you say." And to today Sarah still dreams.

The End

Story by: Melanie, age 10, USA