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But one day… you know there is always a day that turns your life around, the day that changes everything.

The day when a woman appeared out of nowhere and she said, «You want to have vivid dreams, don’t you Harry?»

«Yes, I do. I really really want to have vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams. But I cannot sleep. I cannot fall asleep, so I cannot have dreams. No one can help me.»

«I can», the woman said. «I am here to help you, Harry. I can help you. I do can solve your problem.»

Harry the hamster got very much excited. He couldn’t believe his ears.

How did Harry the hamster feel?

Of course, he felt very much excited. He felt very happy. He really really wanted to have vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams. That is why he got very much excited.

And the woman said, «Your problem is that you live in the cage. You must liberate yourself from that cage. Go and live like a free hamster. Smell the flowers. Then and only then you will have vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams.» As soon as the woman finished speaking, she disappeared without a trace.

What was Harry’s problem?

His problem was that he lived in the cage.

What did the woman say Harry to do in order to have vivid dreams?

She said to him that he must liberate himself from the cage.

It means he must leave his spacious, gorgeous and very comfortable cage, right?

Yes, that’s what it means. The woman said to Harry to leave the cage. She said to him that he must liberate himself to become a free hamster.

Why must Harry the hamster liberate himself from the cage?

To start having vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams, of course.

The woman said «Your problem is that you live in the cage. You must liberate yourself from that cage. Go and live like a free hamster. Smell the flowers. Then and only then you will have vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams.»

Smell the flowers? What did the woman mean when she said «smell the flowers»?

Well, she actually meant enjoy life and don’t worry about your future.

Oh, I see. And what would Harry have if he went to the woods and if he smelled the flowers?

If Harry went to the woods, if he smelled the flowers he would have vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams.

Only when he liberates himself, right?

Yes, that’s right. Only when Harry the hamster liberates himself from the cage he will have vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams.

As soon as the woman finished speaking she did what?

Correct. She disappeared without a trace.

Was the woman gone as soon as she finished speaking?

Yes, she was. The woman was gone. She disappeared without a trace.

Could Harry the hamster see the woman?

No, he couldn’t see her. She disappeared without a trace. She was gone.

Why couldn’t he see the woman?

I’ve just said, because she was gone. He couldn’t see her because she disappeared without a trace.

What do you think Harry the hamster did next?

Next of course, he immediately left his spacious, gorgeous and very comfortable cage. He went to the woods. He became a free hamster.

Where did Harry go when he left his cage?

He went to the woods.

He went to the woods why? Yes, why?

He went to the woods to become a free hamster.

What was Harry the hamster doing the whole day in the woods?

The whole day Harry the hamster was running and jumping. He met different animals. He smelled the flowers.

What happened by the end of the day?

By the end of the day Harry the hamster felt exhausted and without knowing how he fell asleep.

Did Harry the hamster realize how he fell asleep?

No, he didn’t realize that. He didn’t realize how he fell asleep. He fell asleep without knowing how.

Why did Harry fall asleep?

He fell asleep because he felt exhausted.

Was Harry the hamster super tired by the end of the day?

Yes, exactly. By the end of the day he was super tired. He felt exhausted. And because of that he fell asleep by the end of the day without knowing how.

What happened while he was sleeping?

And of course, while he was sleeping, he had vivid, fantastic and beautiful dreams. When Harry the hamster woke up, he was in seventh heaven.

He was in seventh heaven.What do you mean by saying he was in seventh heaven? What is that?