A ladyfriend and I have been travelling in a far away place, like Australia, for some time in a RV. With us are our two cats and an unknown small dog that only wants to chase the cats. Our voyage, although for pleasure, has its ups and downs.

We are given the charge of three small children by some mysterious family relation and the kids start running around. Between the kids and the animals, all of them pursuing their separate paths, I have my hands full, even if the activity is confined to the RV. My girlfriend is unable to help me--she just lies in bed saying she's too tired. I get mad. But soon, I'm more concerned about the kids and the animals.

Then we arrive at a party given by an acquaintaince. Kids and animals are disgorged from the RV to the party and scatter immediately, at which point I start chasing them, trying to get them to stay in one place where I can watch them together. The chase takes me into many rooms. The house is a one storey, anglo ranch house built in the 50's. There are ivory-rose curtained windows all around letting in beautiful filtered light. I am very tense. One of the kids might fall in the pool or the dog might actually catch and bite a cat. I'm aware of the presense of others at the party even if I don't encounter any of them. I can hear them make noise in the other rooms. My chase takes me through hallways, bedrooms and service porches, never into the salon or dining room. My girlfriend mingles happily at the party, a fact which annoys me, since I need her help.

My tension peaks. I've taken a wrong turn and have lost track of a kid when I enter a room bathed in an orange pink glow of light being diffused by the curtains. There are no people. There are only animals and they are all moving together, dancing to unheard music. There is a one-legged monkey, and old spindly poodle and other small dogs and monkeys. About seven animals in all moving in unison, around the glow of light which radiates off their faces and bodies. They dance in joy. They seem to smile at me and beckon at me to come join them. I can feel the light and their joy and tears of joy, nostalgia and sympathy stream down my cheeks. I am moving with them, experiencing pure joy when I awake.