「這顆新奇的無花果，會讓你的夢境成真！」神秘的老婦人用兩顆無花果作為看牙醫的診金，小器的牙醫十分生氣，把婦人趕了出去。後來，他睡前隨手吃了一顆無花果，第二天醒來，發現昨晚的夢境居然變成真的。於是，牙醫日日夜夜幻想自己成為世界上最富有的人，準備吃第二顆無花果後的晚上做個發財夢。就在他一切準備就緒的時候，他的狗狗把無花果吃掉了！第二天早上，牙醫發現，狗狗的夢境成真的，而牠的夢竟然是...。
These figs are very special, the woman whispered. They can make your dreams come true. -- Thus Monsieur Bibot, the cold-hearted dentist, was given two ordinary-looking figs as payment for extracting a tooth from an old woman’s mouth. Monsieur Bibot refused to believe such nonsense and proceeded to eat one of the figs for a bedtime snack. Although it was possibly the finest, sweetest fig he had ever tasted, it wasn’t until the next morning that Monsieur Bibot realized it indeed had the power to make his dreams come true. While dragging his poor dog, Marcel, out for his walk, he discovered that his strange dream from the night before was becoming all too real. Determined to make good use of the second fig, Monsieur Bibot learns to control is dreams. But can he control Marcel? Once again Chris Van Allsburg explores the mysterious territory between fantasy and reality in an uncanny tale that will intrigue readers of all ages.