NowithappenedthatSleepy—headwasnottheonlycreaturethatwascaughtbytherainthatmorninginthewood。Alittleelfhadbeenflittingaboutinsearchoffunormischief，andhe，too，hadgotfarfromhomewhentheraindropsbegantocomepatteringthroughtheleafyroofofthebeautifulwood。Itwouldneverdotogethisprettywingswet，forhehatedtowalk——itwassuchslowworkand，besides，hemightmeetsomebigwretchedanimalthatcouldrunfasterthanhimself。However，hewasbeginningtothinkthattherewasnohelpforit，when，onasudden，therebeforehimwasthetoadstool，withSleepy—headsnuganddryunderneath！
Therewasroomforanotherlittlefellow，thoughttheelf，anderelonghehadsafelybestowedhimselfundertheotherhalfofthetoadstool，whichwasjustlikeanumbrella。
Sleepy—headslepton，warmandcomfortableinhisfurrycoat，andtheelfbegantofeelannoyedwithhimforbeingsohappy。Hewasalwaysagreatmischief，andhecouldnotbeartositstillforlongatatime。Presentlyhelaughedaqueerlittlelaugh。Hehadgotanidea！Puttinghistwosmallarmsroundthestemofthetoadstoolhetuggedandhepulleduntil，ofasudden，snap！Hehadbrokenthestem，andamomentlaterwassoaringinairsafelyshelteredunderthetoadstool，whichhehelduprightbyitsstemasheflew。
Sleepy—headhadbeendreaming，oh，socosyadream！Itseemedtohimthathehaddiscoveredastorehousefilledwithgoldengrainandsoftjuicynutswithlittlebunchesofsweet—
smellinghay，wheretiredmousiesmightsleepdullhoursaway。Hethoughtthathewassettledinthesweetestbunchofall，withnothingintheworldtodisturbhisnap，whengraduallyhebecameawarethatsomethinghadhappened。Heshookhimselfinhissleepandsettleddownagain，butthedreamhadaltered。