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DREAM BIG,

“Expectations are dangerous when they are bo
“Expectations are dangerous when they are both too high and th too high and
—Lionel Shriver
unformed

unformed” ” —Lionel Shriver
Dreams don’t just come true by wishing on them. There is no magic involved, only
determination and excellent work. Just like the quote ‘Dreams don’t work unless you
do’, you need to put in effort in order to achieve the results you want. You can’t just

wait around for things to happen. It’s all about doing something about your dreams

and aspirations instead of letting them remain as dreams. Let us see in this story
what happened with Molly as she was living in her dream world.

One day, Molly, the milkmaid, had filled her pails with milk. Her job was to milk the

cows, and then bring the milk to the market to sell. Molly loved to think about what

to spend her money on.

As she filled the pails with milk and went to the market,

she again thought of all the things she wanted to buy.
As she walked along the road, she thought of buying

a cake and a basket full of fresh strawberries.

A little further down the road, she spotted a chicken.

She thought, “With the money I get today,
I’m going to buy a chicken of my own. That

chicken will lay eggs, and then I will be able

to sell milk and eggs and get more money!”

She continued, “With more money, I will be

able to buy a fancy dress and make all the
other milkmaids jealous.” Out of excitement,

Molly started dancing, forgetting about the
milk in her pails. Soon, the milk started spilling

over the edges, covering Molly.

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