The Poor Little Girl with a Dream

By Sarah Mendoza

This book was written for kids that have dreams that they like to remember. And, for kids that also like to day dream about things they wish they had or always wanted. As I am sure youre mother, dad, relative, or a friend has told you once in your life time, Dreams can come true. So, when you day dream, enjoy the thought or thoughts of having what you would love to have in life. As for you night dreamers, before you go to sleep, I know this sounds silly, but ask one of your family members, What should I dream about? So when you wake up, put a smile on your face. You never know if that is the dream that may come true. And dont forget about that falling star that you see at night and you close your eyes to make that wish. Wish as much as you like, just remember wishes are free and they just might come true.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Sep 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499050547

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Copyright © 2014 by Sarah Mendoza.

Illustrations by E J Mendoza.

ISBN:                 Softcover                          978-1-4990-5053-0

                     eBook                               978-1-4990-5054-7

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

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Rev. date: 08/26/2014

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This Book is Dedicated to

My Daughter,

Elisha Jean

May you never stop dreaming, or day dreaming.

A mind like yours, is very

Special to

Me

Edited by

Roberta Wilson

Thank you for your help

Introduction

This book was written for kids that have dreams that they like to remember. And, for kids that also like to day dream about things they wish they had or always wanted. As I am sure you’re mother, dad, relative, or a friend has told you once in your life time, Dreams can come true. So, when you day dream, enjoy the thought or thoughts of having what you would love to have in life. As for you night dreamers, before you go to sleep, I know this sounds silly, but ask one of your family members, What should I dream about? So when you wake up, put a smile on your face. You never know if that is the dream that may come true. And don’t forget about that falling star that you see at night and you close your eyes to make that wish. Wish as much as you like, just remember wishes are free and they just might come true.

They call me E.J., I am seven years old. I live in the state of California, on a five acre land with my Pa and Ma. I like to collect pretty rocks, play with frogs, ride pigs, and go fishing. I am somewhat adventurous when it comes to day dreaming. In many of my day dreams, I pretend I am a rich kid. Like the kids that live in town or near town. In most of my day dreams, we live in this big white house with a white picket fence all around it. In the living room there is a big fireplace which keeps the entire house warm. All the bedrooms are big in size. Ma, she loves to cook, so I pretend that she has this big kitchen with lots of shiny pots and pans.

Pa has many hired hands working for him on the ranch. Pa has apple trees, cherry trees, orange trees, plum trees, and has the hired hands planting tomatoes, corn, potatoes, and beans. I guess you might say I have a crazy imagination when it comes to day dreaming. Ma always tells me that there isn’t anything wrong with day dreaming, because you never know when your dreams might come true. And, this is where my story begins.

Ma, she’s a little woman and skinny, but she is as strong as an ox. Ma’s loves to bake many different kinds of pies. The folks around town say that Ma’s pies are the best in the west. The best pie that my Ma likes to bake is her sweet potato pie.

When Ma thinks about relaxing, she goes fishing. Ma says that fishing is like art, like a person that is painting a picture. You have to have patience and skills. Now Pa, he isn’t a tall man, but he is a hard worker. He likes to grow things like vegetables, beans, and potatoes, oh, and watermelons. There have been many times Pa comes home from planting all day and his poor back hurts so much. When he lies down on his bed, he makes a sound of relief. When Pa thinks about relaxing, he likes to go fishing too. Especially when Ma and me go with him. Pa likes to show me how to be smarter than a fish. Pa said, Once you know that you have a fish on your line, you are to twist the fishing string around the pond to make the fish come to you.

Anyway, we live pretty far from the town called Santa Barbara. It takes Pa a good part of the day to get to town in his one horse wagon. Every summer Pa likes to plant a lot of potatoes and beans. He has a saying, A man that grows something on his land won’t ever go hungry. When it’s time to harvest the potatoes, and beans. Pa, Ma, and me get up real early before the sun has a chance to peek its head up from the far mountains. We dig up the potatoes first. Once all the potatoes have been dug up, Pa puts them in these wooden boxes that he made himself.

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While Ma and me start on the beans, Pa cleans all the potatoes. He says cleaning the potatoes makes the trading post owner Old Red happy. Once all the beans have been dug up, Pa puts them in these small sacks.

Before he loads the potatoes and beans onto the wagon, Ma always makes sure she takes out enough for us to have for the coming months. Pa sometimes takes me with him when he goes into town to sell his potatoes and beans. I like when I