Dream Horse is a story parents can tell their children.

It begins with a little boy named Billy waking up from a nap on a Saturday afternoon. He wears cowboy clothes. He's very happy. His mom asks why he is smiling He tells her that he met a dream horse. The horse promised Billy a ride later that night. That's why Billy wants bed time to come quickly.

The mom is puzzled. She questions Billy about this dream horse. She didn't think Billy took naps anymore. Billy told his mother that a friend from school named José told him about the siestas they take in Spain. He liked speaking in Spanish.

Billy kept asking when night would come. He wondered if he could put on sunglasses to make it come faster. His mother told him no that won't work. Billy's sister asks his dad about a dream horse. Billy's dad enjoys the children's imagination.

Billy keeps mentioning the dream horse at bed time. He had named the horse Pal. He told his mother he would bring her a feather from the dream. He promised to bring one for his sister and father too. He quickly fell asleep.

The dream horse soon arrives to give Billy his ride. They fly far into the country.

The dream horse says they are going backwards in time. Some of the horse's friends would join them. They meet Indians who invite Billy on a trip. One of them was the Spirit Chief, a ruler of all Indian nations. His Indian friends came from all the tribes that lived in America before the Europeans.

As they ride, Billy on his dream horse, the Indians show him the land. They show him the Buffalo that used to run there. They ask Billy to remember what the land was once like. Taking three feathers from his headdress, the Spirit Chief smiles at Billy. He tells Billy he knows of the promise he made to his family.

When Billy wakes up he relates the story of the dream horse and the Indians. His parents think it was a dream. He then shows them the feathers. They're flabbergasted. It's a great story.