Diego and Maria ran into the house
waiving the money for mother and grandfather to see. "How
did you get that," mother asked, "you had nothing to
sell?" "Yes we did, we sold dolls!" Diego screamed.
"Magic Dolls," Maria added. They explained everything
to mother and grandfather. Mother said, "It doesn't sound
like magic, it sounds like my children worked very hard."
"But how do you explain that you are feeling 
better?"
asked grandfather. "That's just the way trouble is,"
exclaimed Flora, "sometimes it just comes and goes."
"How do you explain the rain?" yelled Diego. What rain?
they all asked. "THAT rain", he pointed. Sure enough,
the fields were getting rained on as they were talking. The drought
was over.
When Maria was getting ready for bed she noticed something in her pocket, when she pulled it out, it was the same pouch of dolls she had spoken to the night before. How had they gotten there? She was sure she sold them to the man. In the pouch she found a tiny little note that said
"Tell these dolls your secret wishes. Tell them your problems. Tell them your dreams. And when you awake, you may find the magic within you to make your dreams come true."
There was no name on the note, just a little drawing of a man in a big hat. The mysterious stranger.
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