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\"\"<\/a>“Why do we dream?” asked the blue butterfly girl, looking around the circle of animals she had invited to her tea party by the garden gate.<\/p>\n

“You dream so we can always be together,” said Bear, without hesitation. “You dream so you will always have a friend. ”<\/p>\n

“You dream so you can\u00a0see<\/em>,” said Hawk. His golden eyes flashed.<\/p>\n

“You dream so you can learn to be brave like me,” said Lion.<\/p>\n

“Nonsense,” said Mr. Fox. “You dream so you can tell stories about me.”<\/p>\n

“Grandfather,” the girl looked into the tea water. “Why do we dream?”<\/p>\n

Grandfather Teller’s voice bubbled like a pot about to boil. “You dream because humans are the animals that tell stories about all the others.”<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

I first posted this at the\u00a0Robert Moss Blog<\/a>. All the animals tell me it needs to be here too.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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