Sleeping Kite (bird) in dreams
A high, graceful scavenger — opportunism dressed as elegance.
How sleeping changes the reading
Sleeping in the dream means the symbol is present but dormant. The base reading still applies, but it is not active right now — sometimes the dream is asking whether you want to wake it up.
The base reading of Kite (bird)
A kite in a dream — the bird, not the toy — is the dream's image of the opportunist whose movement looks beautiful from the ground. Kites circle, ride thermals, and pick up what has already fallen. The dream uses the bird when you are watching, or being, someone who collects credit and resource without doing the kill. A kite circling overhead is the dream marking the presence of such a person around you. A kite you are flying with, or flying as, is the dream asking whether the elegance of your method is hiding what you actually take.