VOICETWO: Artists,writers and scientists sometimes say they get ideas from dreams.For example,the singer Paul McCartney of the Beatles said he awakened one day with the music for the song "Yesterday"in his head.The writer Mary Shelley said she had a very strong dream about a scientist using a machine to make a creature come alive. When she awakened,she began to write her book about a scientist named Frankenstein who creates a frightening monster. VOICE ONE: People have been trying to decide what dreams mean for thousands of years.Ancient Greeks and Romans believed dreams provided messages from the gods.Sometimes people who could understand dreams would help military leaders in battle. In ancient Egypt,people who could explain dreams were believed to be special.In the Christian Bible,there are more than seven hundred comments or stories about dreams.In China,people believed that dreams were a way to visit with family members who had died.Some Native American tribes and Mexican civilizations believed dreams were a different world we visit when we sleep. In Europe,people believed that dreams were evil and could lead people to do bad things.Two hundred years ago,people awakened after 4 or 5 hours of sleep to think about their dreams or talk about them with other people.Then they returned to sleep for another four to five hours.VOICE TWO: Artists, writers and scientists sometimes say they get ideas from dreams. For example, the singer Paul McCartney of the Beatles said he awakened one day with the music for the song "Yesterday" in his head. The writer Mary Shelley said she had a very strong dream about a scientist using a machine to make a creature come alive. When she awakened, she began to write her book about a scientist named Frankenstein who creates a frightening monster. VOICE ONE: People have been trying to decide what dreams mean for thousands of years. Ancient Greeks and Romans believed dreams provided messages from the gods. Sometimes people who could understand dreams would help military leaders in battle. In ancient Egypt, people who could explain dreams were believed to be special. In the Christian Bible, there are more than seven hundred comments or stories about dreams. In China, people believed that dreams were a way to visit with family members who had died. Some Native American tribes and Mexican civilizations believed dreams were a different world we visit when we sleep. In Europe, people believed that dreams were evil and could lead people to do bad things. Two hundred years ago, people awakened after 4 or 5 hours of sleep to think about their dreams or talk about them with other people. Then they returned to sleep for another four to five hours