It was a windy afternoon and the leaves were dancing in the air like orange butterflies. Violet, Alex, Ella, and Larry were playing a special game in the garden: they were building a little house with blankets and pillows, a secret hideout just for them.

"This is the door!" said Violet, arranging a blue blanket with her blue eyes shining. Violet was a very tenacious little girl, which means that when she decided to do something, she never gave up.

"I'm putting the soft pillows inside!" shouted Alex, jumping around as he always did. Alex was a thin and lively boy who loved running and jumping everywhere.

Ella, tall and calm, slowly carried the heavier blankets, while Larry ran back and forth super fast to get more pillows from the sofa.

"Children, are you playing nicely together?" asked Martha, Violet's mum, looking out the window. She was very tall and thin, and always made sure Violet was doing well.

"Yes, Mum!" replied Violet.

Right at that moment, the wind carried a special sound.

"CHOO CHOO!"

The four children looked at each other with wide eyes. They knew that sound! From behind the rose bush appeared Toby the Magic Train. He was a small, colourful train with kind eyes and a big smile.

"Hello little ones, what a lovely day!" sang Toby the Magic Train, because he always spoke in rhyme. "I'll take you where there's magic to find, a special field of the wonderful kind!"

"Where are we going?" asked Larry, already ready to climb aboard.

"A place with stripes and big goals to see, you'll witness magnificent things, believe me!" replied Toby the Magic Train.

The children all climbed aboard. Violet sat at the front, because she had a strong character and wasn't afraid of anything. Alex sat down bouncing on his seat. Ella settled comfortably by the window, and Larry couldn't stay still for a second.

The little train set off across fields of flowers and green hills. The sky began to change: first it turned grey, then it started to rain, but together with the rain the sun came out too!

"Look!" shouted Violet, pointing her finger at the sky. An enormous rainbow stretched above them, with all its bright colours: red, orange, yellow, green, light blue, blue, and violet.

"There's my name!" said Violet happily, pointing at the violet stripe of the rainbow.

The little train stopped in front of a large sports field. It was a huge green pitch, with two goals for playing football and lots of white lines drawn on the grass. But there was something strange: one half of the field was lit up by the colours of the rainbow, while the other half was wrapped in darkness, as if it were night.

"Why is it all dark over there?" asked Ella with her quiet little voice.

"Good adventure, dear friends!" said Toby the Magic Train. "Help those whose hearts are sore, and the serene light will shine once more!"

The children got off the train. There were lots of puddles on the ground, and Alex immediately started jumping in them. SPLASH! SPLASH!

"Alex, wait!" said Violet. "We need to understand what's happening."

From the lit-up part of the field came a very peculiar man. He wore a black and white striped shirt, had a golden whistle hanging around his neck, and a big smile. When he walked, he left behind a scent of freshly cut grass.

"Welcome to the Rainbow Field!" said the man. "I'm Whistle, the referee of this magical field. A referee is a person who makes sure the rules are followed in games, but always with kindness."

"Nice to meet you!" said Violet, shaking his hand.

Whistle had a strange habit: before speaking, he always counted to three while moving his fingers. One, two, three, and then he spoke.

"One, two, three... Children, we have a big problem," said Whistle, and his smile became a bit sad. "Do you see that darkness over there? It's because of Ray and Droplet."

"Who are they?" asked Larry, curious.

Whistle pointed to two figures sitting at opposite corners of the field. On one side was Ray, a boy made entirely of golden light, who shone like a little sun. On the other side was Droplet, a girl made of crystal-clear water, who sparkled like a fountain.

"Ray and Droplet are the guardians of the rainbow," explained Whistle. "When they play together, the sunlight and rain mix and create the rainbow. But yesterday they had a fight."

"Why?" asked Violet.

"One, two, three... Ray said he's more important because he gives light. Droplet said she's more important because she gives water to the plants. They got offended and don't want to make peace anymore. Without their friendship, half the field stays dark."

Violet looked at the darkness on the other side of the field. It was really dark, and a bit scary.

"I'm going to talk to them!" said Violet, determined. When Violet decided something, no one could stop her.

"I'll help!" said Alex, stopping his puddle jumping.

"Me too," said Ella quietly.

"And I'll run fast to call them!" added Larry.

But when Violet took a few steps towards the dark part, she stopped. The darkness was really black, you couldn't see anything. Even she, who was so brave, felt a bit scared.

Whistle came closer and gave her a small golden light, as big as a cherry.

"One, two, three... This is the Courage Light. When you believe strongly in something, it shines brighter. It will help you not to be afraid of the dark."

Violet held the little light in her hand. At first it was dim, giving off little light. But Violet thought hard about her dream: she wanted to see the rainbow light up the whole field. She wanted Ray and Droplet to be friends again.

The little light began to shine brighter!

"It's working!" shouted Alex, jumping for joy.

Violet walked towards the darkness. With every step, she thought about her dream, and the little light made more and more light. Her friends followed close behind.

They found Droplet sitting on a bench, with her arms crossed. She was sad and crying little droplets.

"Hello," said Violet. "Why are you sad?"

"Ray said he's more special than me," said Droplet, her voice trembling. "But it's not fair!"

The children looked at each other, confused.

"Fair?" asked Alex. "What's fair?"

Droplet smiled a little bit. "Fair means just. When things are fair, they're right for everyone, no one has more than the others."

"Oh, I understand!" said Violet. "So you also want to be treated fairly."

Droplet nodded.

Then the children went to Ray. He was sitting on the other bench, turned the other way. He wasn't shining as bright as before, he was a bit dim.

"Hello Ray," said Violet. "Are you sad too?"

"Droplet said she's more important," grumbled Ray. "But I make the light! Without me everything is dark!"

Violet thought for a moment. Then she had a wonderful idea.

"Ray, have you ever made a rainbow by yourself?" she asked.

Ray thought about it. "No..."

"And you, Droplet, have you ever made a rainbow by yourself?" Violet asked the water girl.

"No..." said Droplet.

"There you go!" said Violet with her blue eyes shining. "The rainbow is only born when you're together! Neither light nor rain alone can make it. You're both important, equally so!"

Ray and Droplet looked at each other.

"It's true," said Ray quietly.

"You're right," said Droplet.

"My dream," said Violet, holding the little light tightly, "is to see the field all lit up by the rainbow. But this dream can only come true if you make peace."

Ray took a step towards Droplet. Droplet took a step towards Ray.

"Sorry for saying those mean words," said Ray.

"Sorry too," said Droplet. "Are we friends?"

"We're friends!"

They hugged, and something magical happened. Ray's light passed through Droplet's little drops, and WHOOOOSH! A giant rainbow exploded in the sky! All the colours danced above the field, and the darkness disappeared completely.

"Hooray!" all the children shouted, jumping and clapping their hands.

Whistle came running over, with his biggest smile.

"One, two, three... You've done a magnificent job! The field is all lit up again!"

To celebrate, they all played ball together in the rainbow field. Violet was the captain, Alex ran and jumped everywhere, Ella kicked gently but accurately, and Larry was super fast like lightning. Ray and Droplet played together, happy, and the rainbow stayed in the sky.

When it was time to go back, Toby the Magic Train went "CHOO CHOO!" again and the children climbed aboard.

"You made peace between the two friends!" sang Toby the Magic Train. "And the field is shining bright, thanks to you and your believing heart's light!"

During the journey home, Violet looked at the little golden light that Whistle had given her. Now it was shining very brightly, because she had believed in her dream with all her heart.

When they arrived home, evening was falling. Martha ran to hug Violet.

"Where have you been, little adventurers?"

"To a magical place, Mum!" said Violet.

That night, Violet put the little light on her bedside table. Before falling asleep, she thought about what she had learned: if you believe really strongly in a dream, that dream can come true. Just like the rainbow that is born when the sun and rain believe they can be together.

And outside the window, in the dark night sky, the stars were shining like lots of little courageous lights.

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**The moral of this story is:** Dreams come true if you truly believe in them. Violet really wanted to see the rainbow light up the whole field, and she believed in it with all her heart. Thanks to her trust and courage, the dream became reality. When we want something beautiful and believe in it strongly, we can do wonderful things!