WEBVTT - The Oceans Favorite Boy 

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<v Speaker 1>Hello, friends, and welcome to bedtime stories with mister jim O.

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<v Speaker 1>I was just getting ready for bed, are you as well?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh good, I hope you brushed your teeth and found

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<v Speaker 1>all of your comfy things like pillows and blankets and stuffies.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long as you have

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<v Speaker 1>all those things ready, then it's time for our story.

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<v Speaker 1>But first we must close our eyes so that we

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<v Speaker 1>can travel to an imaginary world. In a small village

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<v Speaker 1>john a tiny mountain surrounded by the ocean, there lived

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<v Speaker 1>a little boy named Maverick. Maverick loved his island on

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<v Speaker 1>the ocean. Every day he splashed and played in the water,

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<v Speaker 1>and every night the waves shushed him to sleep. Maverick

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<v Speaker 1>felt so close to the ocean that he would talk

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<v Speaker 1>to it like it was a dear friend, telling it

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<v Speaker 1>his troubles. Every night, as his worries left his lips,

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<v Speaker 1>the ocean would hear them and carry them away far

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<v Speaker 1>out to sea. One particular night, Maverick had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>on his mind ocean. He said, I don't think I

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<v Speaker 1>will be able to sleep tonight. Tomorrow is my first

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<v Speaker 1>day of school in the village. What if I don't

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<v Speaker 1>like it? What if the food is yucky. The ocean

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<v Speaker 1>heard Maverick's concerns and tried to carry them away, but

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<v Speaker 1>he held on tight. Ocean, what if I can't make

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<v Speaker 1>any friends? Loud waves crashed to shore, trying to shake

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<v Speaker 1>the little boy away from his worries, but Maverick just

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<v Speaker 1>sighed and turned off his light, not letting go of

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<v Speaker 1>his worries. Unable to fall asleep, the waves began their

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<v Speaker 1>nightly routine. Sh sh went their comforting sound as they

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<v Speaker 1>gently crashed on the sandy shore, but it wasn't working

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<v Speaker 1>the way that it always had before. Maverick still could

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<v Speaker 1>not sleep, so the ocean called out to the birds

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<v Speaker 1>to sing a lullaby. The birds responded, perching in a

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<v Speaker 1>tree by the little Boy's window, and began cooing a

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<v Speaker 1>sleepy song. The song was quiet and beautiful, but Maverick

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<v Speaker 1>just stared at the ceiling inside. After a few more melodies,

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<v Speaker 1>the birds flew away to their nests. Now sleepy themselves

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<v Speaker 1>they were. The ocean thanked the birds for their help,

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<v Speaker 1>but did not give up. It reached out to the

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<v Speaker 1>crickets who stayed awake all night, and asked them to

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<v Speaker 1>play their musical chirps. For this little boy. They agreed,

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<v Speaker 1>rubbing their wings together and chirping along to a bedtime tune.

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<v Speaker 1>The night became noisy with the soothing sounds of a

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<v Speaker 1>summer night, with the crickets making music together all around

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<v Speaker 1>the tiny island. But their noise began to fade. They

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<v Speaker 1>saw the boy was still tossing and turning. It's not working.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't sleep, Maverick told the ocean. But the ocean

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<v Speaker 1>cared for this little boy and decided to keep trying.

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<v Speaker 1>The waves reached out to the wind, who often soothed

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<v Speaker 1>other children to sleep in the village. The wind responded,

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<v Speaker 1>rustling through the leaves of the trees with a soft

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<v Speaker 1>hushing sound. Hush, hushsh it said all around the village.

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<v Speaker 1>The clouds above noticed the hush of the wind blowing.

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<v Speaker 1>They did not want to be left out, so as

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<v Speaker 1>the soft wind blue, the clouds opened up and released

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<v Speaker 1>a light, soft rain. The soft pitter patters landed on

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<v Speaker 1>the little boy's window sell and danced on the roof.

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<v Speaker 1>Big rain drops, big round ones pip and plopped along

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<v Speaker 1>their own sleepy tune. The drip of the rain drops

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<v Speaker 1>mixed it sounds and with the breeze through the trees,

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<v Speaker 1>and the soft crash of the waves, creating the ultimate

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<v Speaker 1>trio of soothing sounds. All the little boys and girls

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<v Speaker 1>on the island were now surely asleep, all of them

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<v Speaker 1>except one. Maverick yawned and stretched, struggled to find a

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<v Speaker 1>comfy spot. He was still holding on to those worries

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<v Speaker 1>about tomorrow Morrow. No matter how calm and soothing the

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<v Speaker 1>sounds of nature outside his window were, it was not enough.

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<v Speaker 1>But the ocean still had one last hope. It called

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<v Speaker 1>out to someone else who loved the boy just as

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<v Speaker 1>much as the ocean did. A soft scratch sounded on

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<v Speaker 1>Maverick's door. He looked toward it as his dog, Grew

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<v Speaker 1>pushed the door open with her nose. She patted in

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<v Speaker 1>quietly over to him. Rue jumped up onto his bed

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<v Speaker 1>and nuzzled her way under his arm, curling up beside him.

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<v Speaker 1>After just a few minutes, her soft belly rose up

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<v Speaker 1>she drifted off to sleep under the little boy's arm.

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<v Speaker 1>He held his dog tightly, feeling loved and safe. Her

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<v Speaker 1>warm fur made him sleepy as his eyes finally began

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<v Speaker 1>to close. Cuddled up with his cozy pup, Maverick finally

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<v Speaker 1>let his worries go and drifted off to sleep. As

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<v Speaker 1>they drifted off to see outside, the waves crashed lightly

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<v Speaker 1>against the shore, sending a quiet shh shhh through the

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<v Speaker 1>little Boy's open window. The ocean silently thanked the dog

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<v Speaker 1>for helping its favorite little boy go to sleep. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>my friends, as we lay in our comfy beds with

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<v Speaker 1>our comfy blankets and pillows, I wish you all very

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<v Speaker 1>happy dreams. Good night, my friends. But b