diff --git a/tutorials/futures/PossibleFutures.scala b/tutorials/futures/PossibleFutures.scala
index ca40bb18..1b60748d 100644
--- a/tutorials/futures/PossibleFutures.scala
+++ b/tutorials/futures/PossibleFutures.scala
@@ -3,51 +3,122 @@ import stainless.lang.*
 import stainless.lang.StaticChecks.*
 
 object PossibleFutures:
+  @extern
+  def sleep(t: Int): Unit =
+    Thread.sleep(scala.util.Random.nextInt(t))
+
+  def slow(x: Int): Int =
+    sleep(100)
+    x
+
+  @extern
+  def say(s: String): Unit =
+    println(s)
+
+  @extern
+  def myGet[A](opt: Option[A], s: String): A =
+    opt match
+      case Some(v) => 
+        say(s + " get succeeded ")
+        v
+      case None() =>
+        say(s + " get failed")
+        throw Exception("myGet failed")
 
   // constructure is private: enforce using Future.apply and hence asynchrony
-  class Future[A](private val todo : () => A):
+  class Future[R](private val todo : () => R):
     @ghost 
-    def expected: A = todo() // predicted value. Public, but spec only
+    def expected: R = todo() // predicted value. Public, but spec only
 
-    def await: A = {
+    def await: R = {
       todo()
     }.ensuring(_ == expected)
 
   object Future:
+    @ignore    
+    class FunctionThread[A,B](var input: Option[A] = None[A](),
+                              var output: Option[B] = None[B](),
+                              f: A => B) extends Thread:
+      def setInput(a: A): Unit = synchronized:
+        input match
+          case None() => 
+            input = Some(a)
+            this.notifyAll()
+          case _ => 
+            say("input double set!")
+    
+      override def run: Unit = synchronized:
+        while input.isEmpty do
+          FunctionThread.this.wait()
+        if output.isEmpty then
+          output = Some(f(input.get))
+          FunctionThread.this.notifyAll()
+        else
+          say("output double set!")
+
+      def getOutput: B = synchronized:
+        while output.isEmpty do
+          FunctionThread.this.wait()
+        output.get
+    end FunctionThread
+
     @extern
     def apply[A](todo: () => A): Future[A] = {      
-      var result: Option[A] = None[A]()
-      val t = new Thread:        
-        override def run: Unit =
-          result = Some(todo())
-          println(f"Computed $result")
-
-      t.start               
-      def expandedTodo: A =
-        t.join
-        result.get
-
-      new Future[A](() => expandedTodo)
+      val t = FunctionThread(None[Unit](), None[A](), (_:Unit) => todo())
+      t.setInput(())
+      t.start            
+      new Future[A](() => t.getOutput)
     }.ensuring(_.expected == todo())
 
+    // Instead of general promises, we ask for body to depend on a future
+    @extern
+    def runBody[A,B](body: Future[A] => Future[B]): A => B =
+      val ta = FunctionThread[A,A](None[A](), None[A](), (x:A) => x)
+      ta.start
+
+      val fa = new Future[A](() => ta.getOutput)
+      val fb = body(fa)
+
+      def result(a:A): B =
+        ta.setInput(a)
+        fb.await
+
+      result
+    end runBody
+
+  // ------------------ Example -----------------
+
   def small(x:Int): Boolean = 
     -128 <= x && x < 127
 
-  @extern
-  def sleep(t: Int): Unit =
-    Thread.sleep(scala.util.Random.nextInt(t))
-
-  def slow(x: Int): Int =
-    sleep(100)
-    x
+  def addOne(x: Future[Int]): Int =
+    require(small(x.expected))    
+    x.await + 1
 
-  def addThree(x: Future[Int]) =  
-    require(small(x.expected))
+  def addThree(x: Future[Int]): Int =  
+    require(small(x.expected))    
     val two = Future(() => slow(1))
-    val one = Future(() => slow(2))
+    val one = Future(() => slow(2))    
     one.await + two.await + x.await
+          
+  def addFour(x: Future[Int]) =  
+    require(small(x.expected))    
+    val two = Future(() => slow(1))
+    val one = Future(() => slow(2))    
+    val body: Future[Int] => Future[Int] =
+      (y: Future[Int]) =>
+        Future: () =>
+          val t: Int = one.await + two.await + x.await
+          say("Already did some useful work!")
+          val yres = y.await
+          if small(yres) then t + y.await
+          else 0
+    val f = Future.runBody(body)
+    val yv: Int = slow(slow(50))
+    say("Only now we provide the argument")
+    f(yv) 
 
   // run to observe that values are computed asynchronously 
   @main @extern
   def test =
-    println(f"The result is: ${addThree(Future(() => slow(100)))}")
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+    println(f"The result is: ${addFour(Future(() => slow(100)))}")