(A dreamy story by seven year old Rhea)

It is my birthday tomorrow. I have been waiting for it all year long. I could not bear the excitement. Till sometime back all I could think was about my birthday party. I wondered “what kind of surprise party will I have? what flavour cake will I have? what gifts will I get?but what I thought the most about was what kind of a dress will I wear?

OH my! I hadnt decided it yet. I dashed and opened my cupboard and started throwing out all the dresses. Fancy dress, jeans, frocks, skirts.

No,no,no,NO NO NO…  I just did not like any of the dresses. So I rejected many more dresses. Finally, at last I took out a classic, shiny, blue mermaid tail dress. And that is when I screamed “THE PERFECT DRESS”. It was just the dress I was dreaming about. But I stopped to think who could have kept it in my cupboard. When I turned around, my mum was standing there with a happy face. I could not wait to hug her.