"I dream of spices" is a small funny poem written by . A little boy is the narrator of the poem. One day his mother asked him to go to and buy some cinnamon, betel leaves, and garlic. He happily on his way to the shop, about the spices. When Muthu asked him what he wanted to buy, he completely his list and a new list. He said he wanted , onions, tomatoes and pickles! When he went back home with the wrong list of items, his mother his ears, and he cried "Ouch" in pain.