DREAMING

Everyone at the Ponderosa had their own dreams and Hoss Cartwright was no exception. But his dream was a real exception to the rule.

One morning he was alone at home he dreamed happy as a king about his life at the Ponderosa. Even though he had to share the ranch with his father Ben and brothers Adam and Little Joe Hoss couldn’t resist to leave them out in his dream. Hoss walked to the map of the ranch and thought:’ Someday...it’s all going to be mine!’ Hereafter he went to the kitchen for a cup of coffee and a piece of vanilla cake which the Chinese cook Hop Sing had baked the previous day. The provisions got taken along to the living room and Hoss went to sit so that he had an excellent view at the map. Enjoying the coffee and cakes he dreamed on his mind: Hoss was the boss of the Ponderosa because Adam had moved and Ben had changed the temporary for the eternal. Little Joe got chased up by angry fathers who wanted to protect their daughters. Hereby Hoss had the place all to himself and made quite use of it. Everywhere the animals were walking free and lived together in harmony. Rancher Hoss looked satisfied around him and thought that he was managing his affairs well. Suddenly his dream got roughly disturbed because his father and brothers came in.

“Pa, it is just unfair”, said Little Joe.

“Why son?”, asked Ben.

“We work ourselves to death and your second son sits here happy as a king throwing coffee and cake into his throat”, answered Little Joe.

“I waited for you but you didn’t come”, reacted Hoss.

The other Cartwrights wanted to say something back but it seemed better to them to keep silent. Hoss on his turn decided to keep silent about his dream too. After all he knew far too well what his brothers were like.