DREAMS WITHIN DREAMS

The Golden Chamber lies deep within the cave.  The entrance to the chamber is guarded by the Ruby Red Sprite.  A small dainty ruby bell with a gold clapper hangs to one side of the entrance.  Those people who wish to enter must ring the bell three times.  Yet the adventurers aren't warned that it must be rung three times before one can enter the golden chamber.  Some ring the bell only one time and some never ring it even once missing the opportunity of entering this special place.

Moonstar is exploring.  He is striding on a meandering path in the forest and is on an adventure.  Every day is an adventure for Moonstar.  His face is wreathed in smiles.  He is going towards his future.  He is looking for the cave.  The Cape of Many Colored Feathers had whispered to him about a very special place, the Golden Chamber, inside a cave where he would meet his future if Moonstar could find the cave.

"How am I going to find the cave?" Moonstar had asked the Cape of Many Colored Feathers.

"You are on your own on this adventure.  I will not guide you now.  You must listen to your inner voice.  Ask your inner voice, it will answer and guide you."

Moonstar suddenly stops.  He stands still on the path.  He hears an unusual sound.  Moaning - he hears moaning.

"What is or who is moaning?"

Moonstar walks off the path towards the sound.

"I will go and investigate maybe I can help whatever is in pain."

He begins running towards the sound that is getting louder as he approaches it.  He runs out of the trees into a small clearing.  Suspended in midair in front of the mouth of a cave is a bellows - moaning.  Its handles are pumping by themselves pressing together and pulling apart filling the bellows with air compressing it, pushing it out of the bellows' small mouth that is producing the disturbing moaning sounds.

"What is the matter?" asks Moonstar.

"I am singing," replies the bellows.

"Singing?  It sounds like moaning to me," says Moonstar.

"That's because you aren't a bellows."

"Are you happy?"

"Oh yes, I have just met my future."

"Is this the cave where there is a special place inside, the Golden Chamber?  I was told by the Cape of Many colored Feathers I would meet my future if I could find the cave."

"Yes, this is the cave.  I must continue to sing.  Please pardon me, I must return to my singing."

The moaning - singing resumed.  It depends on who or what you are if it's moaning or singing.

Moonstar waved good-bye and eagerly rushed into the cave.  Running headlong into the cave Moonstar crashed into a rubber wall and was bounced back to the cave's entrance landing on his feet.  With his body vibrating in shock of being checked in his forward dash into the cave and bouncing back, Moonstar was struck speechless.  Slowly recovering his senses he returned to the clearing shaking his head and sat down.  He looked for the bellows.  It had vanished.

"This is part of the adventure." Moonstar declared not at all disheartened.  "Obviously I can't rush into the cave and expect to get in.  There must be another way to gain entrance.  What shall I do?  I remember!  I am to ask my inner voice for guidance.  Inner voice...will you help me?  Inner voice...it sounds too impersonal.  Perhaps my inner voice has a name.  I will ask for its name.  Inner voice, what is your name?"

"Eagle."

"EAGLE!!!" Moonstar shouted.  He was thrilled.  "Yes, yes, yes, that's your name!!!"  Leaping high in the air, flinging his arms wide, he danced a jug, prancing and leaping, utterly delighted with the name, Eagle.  His inner voice is Eagle.  Moonstar knows he is also Eagle.  His eyes are shining with joy.  How special it is to have inner knowing inside him as Eagle.

Moonstar became still suddenly remembering why he wanted Eagle's guidance.  His exuberance of discovering Eagle's name caused him momentarily to forget his quest.  So many exciting happenings are coming to him.