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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu

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Robert came home from college for the summer. While he was there, his parents wanted them to go on a family trip. Although not that interested, he agreed. They did not get together as often as they once did and soon it would be even less often.

While his parents and younger siblings were planning their trip, the family received a free invitation to a place called The Land Of Fantasy. They would be treated to food and entertainment with a dinner show and then a place to spend the night. It sounded like a good deal and it was free! Even Robert was excited about it.

Because of their invitation, they did not have to wait in line. The family members were taken one at a time to get their picture taken starting with the parents. One by one his siblings followed from youngest to oldest until Robert was the only one left. A lovely blond woman a few years older than him showed up and told him to follow her.

Robert followed her expecting her to lead him to a place to get his picture taken. Instead he was led to a room with a whole bunch of pictures in it. The girls were on the left side and the boys were on the right. The bottom row was for ages 5 to 8, the middle row was for ages 9 to 12, and the top row was for ages 13 to 17.

"Touch one of the pictures and you will become that person," said the woman.

Robert wanted to touch one of the pictures but he did not feel it was right. He settled for a picture in the bottom left corner. The picture was of a little blonde girl. Something about her photo did not seem quite right. It was as if the photo did not belong to anyone at all. If he was going to become somebody, she was the one he should become.

Robert reached up to touch the picture on the bottom row. He was actually having trouble reaching it. It should have been easy for him. Standing on his tiptoes, he reached up, touched the picture, and became the person he had selected. She looked down at herself and saw that she had become

"What happened to me?" she gasped.

"I told you this would happen to you," she reminded him, holding out her hand. "Write down your name so I can remember it."

Rachel did not have a pen but she knew what was meant by this. She traced the name Rachel on her hand with her finger. The woman put her hand up to her face, looked at the name which could not be seen by anyone else, and remembered it. Rachel also remembered her name. This was the name that she would be called.

The two of them talked for a while. The woman asked many questions and Rachel did her best to answer them. As she gained confidence Rachel asked some questions of her own. The Land Of Fantasy certainly lived up to its name and she had not even seen the show yet.

The woman asked her to curtsey and say her name. Rachel did so. That was when her picture was taken, when she was not expecting it. It was all part of the routine. Rachel's picture was added to the bottom row,

Rachel knew someday somebody would probably touch her picture and become her. She did not mind though. How could she? She had done the same thing. Rachel rejoined her parents and older siblings and was treated to dinner and a show as promised.

Rachel ordered the chicken, some vegetable soup, and a soda. The others had something similar. The show proved to be quite entertaining. It was a production of the Wizard Of Oz which was perfect for a young girl like herself. She imagined being in the play and going on an adventure just like Dorothy.

Not everything had to be imagined. Rachel had only been there one night, but she knew she had plenty of adventures ahead of her in the Land Of Fantasy.

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"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." - Lao Tzu

Image - cdn.donmai.us/sample/fe/5b/__a…

Words Below:

Robert came home from college for the summer. While he was there, his parents wanted them to go on a family trip. Although not that interested, he agreed. They did not get together as often as they once did and soon it would be even less often.

While his parents and younger siblings were planning their trip, the family received a free invitation to a place called The Land Of Fantasy. They would be treated to food and entertainment with a dinner show and then a place to spend the night. It sounded like a good deal and it was free! Even Robert was excited about it.

Because of their invitation, they did not have to wait in line. The family members were taken one at a time to get their picture taken starting with the parents. One by one his siblings followed from youngest to oldest until Robert was the only one left. A lovely blond woman a few years older than him showed up and told him to follow her.

Robert followed her expecting her to lead him to a place to get his picture taken. Instead he was led to a room with a whole bunch of pictures in it. The girls were on the left side and the boys were on the right. The bottom row was for ages 5 to 8, the middle row was for ages 9 to 12, and the top row was for ages 13 to 17.

"Touch one of the pictures and you will become that person," said the woman.

Robert wanted to touch one of the pictures but he did not feel it was right. He settled for a picture in the bottom left corner. The picture was of a little blonde girl. Something about her photo did not seem quite right. It was as if the photo did not belong to anyone at all. If he was going to become somebody, she was the one he should become.

Robert reached up to touch the picture on the bottom row. He was actually having trouble reaching it. It should have been easy for him. Standing on his tiptoes, he reached up, touched the picture, and became the person he had selected. She looked down at herself and saw that she had become

"What happened to me?" she gasped.

"I told you this would happen to you," she reminded him, holding out her hand. "Write down your name so I can remember it."

Rachel did not have a pen but she knew what was meant by this. She traced the name Rachel on her hand with her finger. The woman put her hand up to her face, looked at the name which could not be seen by anyone else, and remembered it. Rachel also remembered her name. This was the name that she would be called.

The two of them talked for a while. The woman asked many questions and Rachel did her best to answer them. As she gained confidence Rachel asked some questions of her own. The Land Of Fantasy certainly lived up to its name and she had not even seen the show yet.

The woman asked her to curtsey and say her name. Rachel did so. That was when her picture was taken, when she was not expecting it. It was all part of the routine. Rachel's picture was added to the bottom row,

Rachel knew someday somebody would probably touch her picture and become her. She did not mind though. How could she? She had done the same thing. Rachel rejoined her parents and older siblings and was treated to dinner and a show as promised.

Rachel ordered the chicken, some vegetable soup, and a soda. The others had something similar. The show proved to be quite entertaining. It was a production of the Wizard Of Oz which was perfect for a young girl like herself. She imagined being in the play and going on an adventure just like Dorothy.

Not everything had to be imagined. Rachel had only been there one night, but she knew she had plenty of adventures ahead of her in the Land Of Fantasy.