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On the sunlit forest trail, Mia points excitedly at a swirling rainbow light shining between two tall trees while Dad kneels beside her, eyes wide under mottled green leaf shadows.
Mia was walking along a forest path with her dad. She saw a shimmering light between two trees. "Daddy, look!" she said. The light swirled like a rainbow and made a humming sound. Mia was very intrigued.
In a sunny prehistoric meadow, Mia sits on soft grass before the glowing rainbow portal as towering dinosaurs lumber in the distance beneath streaky clouds.
Mia stepped closer to the light. Whoosh! She went through the sparkly portal. Everything spun around her like a merry-go-round. Then she landed softly on grass. "Where am I?" Mia wondered. Big dinosaurs walked nearby!
Outside a fern-lined clearing under bright afternoon light, a small green dinosaur named Dino with a friendly smile bends forward, waving at Mia who stands surprised yet delighted; rainbow jungle foliage frames them.
A small green dinosaur came to Mia. "Hello! I'm Dino," he said with a smile. Mia was surprised dinosaurs could talk! "I'm Mia. You're so friendly!" she said. Dino nodded happily. "Want to play?" he asked.
In a sun-dappled jungle pond, Mia and a small green dinosaur named Dino with a friendly smile splash water at each other while the nearby rainbow portal glitters between huge ferns and colorful flowers.
Mia and Dino played hide-and-seek behind ferns. They splashed in a warm pond. "This is so fun!" Mia laughed. Dino showed her colorful flowers. The portal sparkled again nearby. "Time to go," Mia said sadly.
On the sunlit castle courtyard, Mia gazes up at towering stone walls as a kind knight wearing shining silver armor sits astride a prancing horse, raising his helm in welcome.
Mia jumped through the portal again. She landed in front of a big castle! Knights rode horses nearby. "Welcome, young traveler!" said a kind knight. Mia's eyes grew wide. "Wow, a real castle!" she cheered.
Inside a bright castle tower bedroom lit by afternoon sun through arched windows, Mia and a young princess with a gold crown sit side-by-side at a wooden table, smiling as they sketch friendly dragons with colored pencils.
A princess waved from the castle window. "Come play with me!" she called down. Mia climbed the stairs to meet her. They drew pictures of friendly dragons together. "I like your crown," Mia said. The princess smiled brightly.
On the sunlit wooden deck of a gently rocking pirate ship, Mia kneels over a weathered map while a friendly pirate with a red bandana points to an 'X', sparkling blue waves glinting around the vessel.
The portal took Mia to a beach. A pirate ship floated on blue water. "Ahoy there!" called a friendly pirate. Mia climbed aboard the wooden ship. They pretended to search for treasure. "X marks the spot!" Mia giggled.
Beneath neon billboards in the daylight sky, Mia stands on a transparent floating sidewalk beside a sleek silver robot named Robo with a blue visor as flying cars zoom overhead between shining glass skyscrapers.
Next, Mia arrived in a shiny city. Flying cars zoomed overhead! A robot rolled up to her. "Hello, I'm Robo. Need a tour?" it beeped. Mia nodded excitedly. They rode a floating sidewalk together.
Inside a brightly lit space station observation module, Mia floats weightless, catching a wobbling sphere of apple juice while an astronaut in a white suit gently offers her a small space helmet; Earth glows blue beyond the wide window.
The portal glowed and Mia floated up! She was in a space station now. Through the window, Earth looked like a blue marble. "This is amazing!" Mia said. An astronaut gave her a space helmet. They ate floating apple juice.
On a grassy hill under warm afternoon light, Mia sits on a checkered blanket sharing bright red berries with a small green dinosaur named Dino with a friendly smile, a rainbow portal shimmering softly near blooming ferns.
Mia visited Dino one more time. "I missed you, friend!" Dino said happily. They had a picnic with berries. Mia told Dino about all her adventures. "You're so brave," Dino said proudly. Mia hugged her dinosaur friend.
At dusk on the familiar forest trail, golden portal light swirls behind Mia as she runs toward Dad, who waits under tall pines with arms outstretched and a relieved smile.
The portal glowed with a golden light. "It's time to go home," Mia realized. She waved goodbye to all her friends. The portal spun her around gently. Then she landed back on the forest trail. Dad was waiting there!
Beside the now-silent forest trail in morning sunlight, Mia animatedly gestures while Dad listens, smiling, near the spot where the faint rainbow portal wink fades among mossy tree trunks.
"Dad, I had the best adventure!" Mia said. She told him about dinosaurs and castles. Dad smiled and hugged her tight. "What an imagination you have!" he said. Mia looked back at the trees. The portal winked once, then disappeared.