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Some people believe that dreams can tell them what
will happen in the future. 1 knows why this is so, but there are many
stories about people who had dreams that came true. One of these people was a
man 2John
Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.
John Chapman dreamt that he was standing on London
Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and
he needed 3 the next day he decided to leave for London.
It was 100 miles from Swaffham to London. He walked for a few days and at last
he 4 London Bridge. There were many people on the
bridge, but they weren't 5 in John Chapman. No one6him.
After three days, John Chapman decided to go home,7 before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up
to him.
"I've
been watching you," he said. "Are you 8 someone?"
"Yes," said John. "I had a
dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money. "
"Oh," said the shopkeeper.
"You shouldn't believe in dreams. 9believe
in dreams, I'd be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a
man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had 10 in his garden, near an old apple tree. "
John
Chapman was 11 what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home
and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so
happy 12he gave some of the gold to his church.
For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.