Writing long or short stories

Editing a long story, after writing so many words,  is a major undertaking.
Therefore when I feel I cannot  continue ploughing through any more pages. I revert to short stories.
This last time I turned to writing a children's story. It evolved from a dream, one of many I had.
I dream fantastical, epic dreams. often continuing a dream from one night to the next.
I relish and enjoy dreaming. I write them down as I wake so not to lose them. Which is how I re discovered the one I turned into a children story.
It is about a lion who lives in a house and the problems that causes.
I enjoyed writing it very much, it was so easy, after trying to fight my way through a long book.
It's strange, I have forced myself to avoid writing for children. Wanting to write something more serious.
Ah well, what will be will be.