The Dreamer in the Well

Note for the Grown-Up Heart:

This story is a reimagined version of the ancient archetype of Joseph—the one with a dream too bright for those not yet ready to see.

It speaks to children (and to the child still living within adults) who have carried big visions, deep feelings, or extraordinary gifts —the ones often misunderstood for seeing what others cannot.

It reminds us that our dreams are not meant to make us “better” than others—they are

meant to nourish life itself.

The story invites all who read it to honor the dreamers, the sensitives, and the visionaries—not as strange, but as seeds of tomorrow.

Moral/Theme:

What you see and feel deeply, when tended with kindness, becomes your gift to the world.

Once, there was a child who loved to look at the sky.

They said the clouds spoke in colors—blues that hummed like songs and golds that whispered of tomorrow.

When they tried to tell others what they saw, some smiled kindly.

Others frowned.

A few even laughed, because they could not see what the child saw.

One day, after speaking too brightly, the child found themselves alone.

They sat beside an old stone well at the edge of the field and whispered to it:

“Maybe I should stop dreaming so much.”

But the well— as old wells often do—whispered back.

Its voice was deep and round, shaped by centuries of listening.

“You were not meant to fit into the silence of others,”

it said.

“You were meant to echo until the right hearts hear.”

The child leaned over the edge and saw only darkness.

But as they looked longer, the darkness shimmered—and in it appeared tiny lights,

like stars waiting at the bottom of the world.

The well spoke again:

“Dreams fall deep so they can draw up clean water for the thirsty.”

The child smiled softly.

They realized that even if no one understood them yet,

their dream was not lost—it was rooting.

That night, the sky was full of. new constellations—

and though no one else saw them,

the child knew the world was already beginning to change.

Artwork: The Dreamer in the Well—where even the quietest dreams echo toward the right hearts.

Reflection for Parents and Guides

Ask your child:

• “What did the dreamer see that others could not?”

• “Have you ever had a dream or idea that others didn’t understand?”

• “What do you think the well meant when it said, ‘You were meant to echo until the right hearts hear’?”

Remind them (and yourself) that some dreams are for later.

They may sleep beneath the surface until the world is ready—just like seeds, wells, and hearts.