in the family

Twenty years ago, during Bush Sr war in Iraq in January 1991 when there was total black-out in the city, I used to while away the long hours of the night by gathering my nephews and nieces and recite to them scenes from plays. One night it was Hamlet night. I told the kids the encouter of Hamlet with his father's ghost. Next morning, Aya, my 2-year old niece told us over breakfast how in a dream she saw the ghost chasing her then suddenly Hamlet rushing to rescue her from the ghost