Dreamer in the Well

By: Melchor V. Moreno

Once upon a time there was a boy who lives in an island called Shiloh
Island. He was born in a poor family with nothing to eat. In his entire life, he never
goes to another place. His world is only evolving in the small island.

One day, when he was walking down the street. He noticed something
weird about the well. A sound that caught his attention. Because of his curiosity
he tried to look at of what’s inside the well. It was a little frog who stuck in the
well.

A frog has a great family. In his life he’s been living the well for centuries.
They were very happy family. Until such time the frog saw a tiny light that came
from above the well. At first, he just ignored it, days, weeks and months pass by.
The frog was troubled in his heart about the light. He was so brave to take a big
step to see a tiny light. He tried to climbed from the dark deep well to the top of
the well.

When he finally reached on the top of the well, a cold breeze of the wind
hits on his face. It was his first time to see the light. He was overwhelmed to look
around the place he said, “this place was so big.” At the distance he saw a mire he
quickly went there. He said, “it’s bigger than our home in the well.” He played,
swam, and hoop until he gets tired, he asleep for an hour. When he wakes up, he
heard the roaring sound of wave. In his curiosity he immediately went there as
fast as he can.

When he saw the wide ocean, he was amazed and thought there’s even
bigger than the swamp. The ocean is the biggest. It’s bigger than my house in well
and mire. Because he was so happy, he played all day. There he found the joy and
freedom from himself.

The boy suddenly wakes up from a gushing sound from the well. After he
checked down the well, he fell down and fell asleep. As soon as he wakes up, he
realized that the frog is real but the things he had in his dream are just a dream.
He murmured, “I think I am the frog of my dream.” The boy was inspired of what
the frog did in his dream, so he dare himself to have an adventure and explore the
island he lives in.