Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the
future. 31 knows why this is so, but there are many stories about
people who had dreams that 32 . One of the these people was a man
33 John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago.
John Chapman dreamt that he 34 on London Bridge and a man told him
how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed 35 , so
the next day he decided to leave for London. 36 was 100 miles from
Swaffham to London. He walked for few days and at last he 37 London
Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren’t 38
in John Chapman. No one 39 him. After three days, John Chapman
decided to go home, 40 before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up
to him.
“I’ve been watching you,” he said, “Are you 41 someone?”
“Yes,” said John, “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much money.”
“Oh,” said the shopkeeper, “You shouldn’t believe in dreams. 42 I
believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few
days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had 43 in
his garden, near an old apple tree.”
John Chapman was 44 by
what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple
tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy 45 he gave
some of the gold to his church. For the rest of his life, he was a rich
man