"It begins with a wager between a badger and a fox, the prize being the monk's temple that the winner will use as a den.

But the Fox falls in love with the monk and later, when she discovers that a lord of a nearby estate means him ill, she goes into the land of dreams and strikes a bargain with the Japanese counterpart of Dream (or Morpheus) to save the monk's life." -Dream telling a tale to the Equestrians at canterlot, which they are curious and intrigued in an topic about an enduring charm.

Yet, they were shook from an vague description of Dream hunters, Dastardly fiends that preys on mortals into the astral realm. But they were learning how to defend themselves, for Dream is the master of his realm.