Back in the 50’s, Tom was a normal child living in London with parents and his older brother. Only worried about toys and stuff but being far too jealous and evil to the other children at school, he had no friends at the age of ten, and it started to worry his parents, but they couldn’t do much about the situation.
One day, Tom changed by himself and it only took eight hours, the time a child should sleep.
Tom was suddenly in the middle of nowhere. He found himself lost in a strange, dark land without a single sign of life. Two, three, four hours, a lot of time had passed until someone appeared. A very big fat guy approached him and said:
“So Tom, at least you’ve found the place of your dreams, where you can do anything.”
“How can I do anything in a deserted land like this?” – asked Tom, very angry.
“This is not what it seems. I’m here to propose something to you.”
“What is it?”
“I’ll give you the chance to ask me one wish and then after a short time I can do anything with you if I need to.”
“Are you going to hurt me?” – asked Tom a bit scared.
“Of course not. Trust me I’m here to help you.” – lied the man.
“Ok then. When can I ask my wish of you?” – asked the little fellow in a rude tone.
“Right now” – said the man smiling.
Only worried about material things, Tom asked his wish very quickly. He asked for all the toys in the world, thinking it will be enough to be happy.
After a week he was tired. Even he felt loneliness. “How can I go back home now?” – he thought sadly. For the first time since he remembered, the cold child started to cry. Then, the hope returned. A white mouse appeared and said:
“Now you see what you get for being so evil.”
“I don’t understand.”
“A few more days and you’ll be alone forever. The man will return, make you a toy and put you in a small box next to other children like you.”
“And why are you here? Who are you? I want to go home!” – said Tom very scared.
“I’m John and I’m here because I used to be a bad boy like you”
“If so, why aren’t you inside the box?”
“Because the man needed help and picked me to do it.”
“Why you?”
“I was the worst kid he had ever seen and I used to kill animals so he decided to make me a mouse to punish me.”
“Oh…I’m sorry! But please help me! I want to go back home! I’ll be the best boy of all!” – he told him desperately.
“You only need to be better, not the best. As I see in your eyes you’re really sorry for being so evil, I’ll help you. There’s a way to escape. I’ll guide you to a hole before the man returns. Let’s go!”
And for the first time Tom said “Thank you”.
When Tom entered the hole he woke up. He was scared with the dream, and it took a while to understand. After that day he really changed and became a very nice kid. He started to be more friendly at home and school and after a while he had a lot of friends. After that day, the ten year old kid understood what was really important in life.
One day, Tom changed by himself and it only took eight hours, the time a child should sleep.
Tom was suddenly in the middle of nowhere. He found himself lost in a strange, dark land without a single sign of life. Two, three, four hours, a lot of time had passed until someone appeared. A very big fat guy approached him and said:
“So Tom, at least you’ve found the place of your dreams, where you can do anything.”
“How can I do anything in a deserted land like this?” – asked Tom, very angry.
“This is not what it seems. I’m here to propose something to you.”
“What is it?”
“I’ll give you the chance to ask me one wish and then after a short time I can do anything with you if I need to.”
“Are you going to hurt me?” – asked Tom a bit scared.
“Of course not. Trust me I’m here to help you.” – lied the man.
“Ok then. When can I ask my wish of you?” – asked the little fellow in a rude tone.
“Right now” – said the man smiling.
Only worried about material things, Tom asked his wish very quickly. He asked for all the toys in the world, thinking it will be enough to be happy.
After a week he was tired. Even he felt loneliness. “How can I go back home now?” – he thought sadly. For the first time since he remembered, the cold child started to cry. Then, the hope returned. A white mouse appeared and said:
“Now you see what you get for being so evil.”
“I don’t understand.”
“A few more days and you’ll be alone forever. The man will return, make you a toy and put you in a small box next to other children like you.”
“And why are you here? Who are you? I want to go home!” – said Tom very scared.
“I’m John and I’m here because I used to be a bad boy like you”
“If so, why aren’t you inside the box?”
“Because the man needed help and picked me to do it.”
“Why you?”
“I was the worst kid he had ever seen and I used to kill animals so he decided to make me a mouse to punish me.”
“Oh…I’m sorry! But please help me! I want to go back home! I’ll be the best boy of all!” – he told him desperately.
“You only need to be better, not the best. As I see in your eyes you’re really sorry for being so evil, I’ll help you. There’s a way to escape. I’ll guide you to a hole before the man returns. Let’s go!”
And for the first time Tom said “Thank you”.
When Tom entered the hole he woke up. He was scared with the dream, and it took a while to understand. After that day he really changed and became a very nice kid. He started to be more friendly at home and school and after a while he had a lot of friends. After that day, the ten year old kid understood what was really important in life.
Marta Rebelo
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