WEBVTT - The Goodnight Town

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

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<v Speaker 1>Oh I was just getting ready for bed, are you

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<v Speaker 1>as well? Oh good, I hope you brushed your teeth

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<v Speaker 1>and found all of your comfy things like pillows and

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<v Speaker 1>blankets and stuffies. Oh yes, oh good. Well, as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you have all those things ready, then it's time

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<v Speaker 1>for our story. But first we must close our eyes

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<v Speaker 1>so that we can travel to an imaginary world. Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>and Owen's mom finished reading them a bedtime story and

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<v Speaker 1>sent them off to bed, the big kiss on each

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<v Speaker 1>of their little heads. Good night, my little ones, sweet dreams,

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<v Speaker 1>she called as they went back to their beds. Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>usually fell asleep during story time, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Not to night.

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<v Speaker 1>He was wide awake. He wandered over to his bookshelf

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<v Speaker 1>and searched through the titles. There were familiar ones about

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<v Speaker 1>a big red dog and favorites about taco eating dragons.

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<v Speaker 1>In the back of the shelf, a silver book glowed.

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<v Speaker 1>The light caught Jackson's attention and he reached for it.

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<v Speaker 1>But before his fingers could touch it, the book tumbled out,

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<v Speaker 1>its pages, ruffling as it slowly floated down on to

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<v Speaker 1>his bed. Sitting down to it you reached for the

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<v Speaker 1>cover that read the good Night Town. The book was

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<v Speaker 1>once again a step ahead as it fluttered its pages

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<v Speaker 1>automatically to the first line, Here in Goodnighttown, everyone sleeps

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<v Speaker 1>sun up or sundown. Jackson's fingers finally reached the glowing

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<v Speaker 1>page of the book, and instantly he became part of

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<v Speaker 1>the story. Jackson found himself now sitting on a park

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<v Speaker 1>bench just inside the town square. Only the bench was

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<v Speaker 1>not like the ones in his own park. This bench

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<v Speaker 1>was squishy and cozy and even came with a pillow

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<v Speaker 1>to rest your head. All around the park, the other

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<v Speaker 1>benches looked the same, some with snoozing creatures and others

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready to rest. A family of chipmunks chittered together

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<v Speaker 1>as they snored on the bench. Across the path, a

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<v Speaker 1>toucan had added leaves and turned his bench bed into

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<v Speaker 1>a cozy nest. The park was filled with the quiet

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<v Speaker 1>sounds of animals dreaming. Jackson tiptoed toward the street, careful

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<v Speaker 1>not to wake anyone. The sun was low in its sky,

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<v Speaker 1>its eyes fluttering closed as it struggled to stay awake.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a very sleepy sun. The stores were a

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<v Speaker 1>sleeplover's dream. There was a shop dedicated to pillows and

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<v Speaker 1>another for soft fuzzy blankets. The snuggle Buck shop had

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<v Speaker 1>windows full of plush toys. Teddy bears, dogs, dragons, bumblebees

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<v Speaker 1>all sat there waiting for someone to snuggle to sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson stepped inside and found a plush polar bear hugging

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<v Speaker 1>it already. He walked over to the counter to pay.

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<v Speaker 1>The cashier was catnapping, curled up in the middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the counter as she purred, excuse me, I would like

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<v Speaker 1>to buy this polar bear. Jackson whispered to the cat.

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<v Speaker 1>It stretched its fuzzy legs and pointed one paw to

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<v Speaker 1>the sign by the register. It read nap time from

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<v Speaker 1>eight am to eight pm. Please take what you'd like.

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<v Speaker 1>Then the cat curled back down, turning its head away

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<v Speaker 1>from him. Jackson walked along the street with his new

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<v Speaker 1>blush polar bear toy, past shops of night lights and

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<v Speaker 1>feedy patch ammas. He stopped in for a comet nightlight

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<v Speaker 1>and rocket ship jammies with more sleepy cashiers who pointed

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<v Speaker 1>to signs about nap times. He continued on until the

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<v Speaker 1>shops disappeared and the sidewalk turned into a grassy path.

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<v Speaker 2>Along the river.

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<v Speaker 1>Turtles curled up on floating logs, in frogs even worth

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<v Speaker 1>sleeping on lily pads. Is anyone awake in this town?

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<v Speaker 1>Wondered Jackson. The sun had now made it to the

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<v Speaker 1>edge of the trees, and Jackson watched as it grabbed

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<v Speaker 1>some clouds and tucked itself in. The moon yawned and

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<v Speaker 1>rose up into the sky. Well, hello there, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you doing awake? It called down to him. I can't sleep.

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson shrugged. Hmm, that's strange. Everyone is sleepy in good

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<v Speaker 1>night town.

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<v Speaker 2>Well not me. Can you help me?

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<v Speaker 1>The moon smiled at him.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, of course, hop on.

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<v Speaker 1>It sent a cloud down next to him, and Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>climbed onto the cloud. His feet sank through the fluff,

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<v Speaker 1>and he settled himself down. Jackson took his Comet nightlight

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<v Speaker 1>and stuck it into the cloud. A soft light filled

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<v Speaker 1>the space. The cloud lifted, floating slowly back toward town.

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<v Speaker 1>He held his polar bear tight, seeing what the moon saw.

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<v Speaker 1>Every night, white puffs escape chimneys from the houses below.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone inside warm and cozy. They're poor. Lights twinkled like

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<v Speaker 1>stars from below the cloud floated over the trees full

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<v Speaker 1>of sleepy animals, nests of birds, and tree holes filled

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<v Speaker 1>with squirrels were all snoring away. Jackson rested his head

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<v Speaker 1>on the cloud and watched as the ground passed by.

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<v Speaker 1>It carried toward him mountaintops, and he felt the warm

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<v Speaker 1>weight of sleep covered his body, and he imagined that's

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<v Speaker 1>how the mountaintops felt when covered in snow. They passed

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<v Speaker 1>by caves of dragons curled up with smoke and flames,

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<v Speaker 1>following each snore from their mouths. The weight of sleep

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<v Speaker 1>reached Jackson's eyelids and he allowed them to close as

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<v Speaker 1>he heard the moon whisper good night. The cloud carried

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson to the top of the page, bringing him out

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<v Speaker 1>of the book back into his room, and pulled the

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<v Speaker 1>covers over him and his new polar bear, making sure

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<v Speaker 1>to plug in his comment nightlight before floating back into

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<v Speaker 1>the book. The glowing silver book closed quietly and tucked

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<v Speaker 1>itself back onto the shelf again, waiting for the next

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<v Speaker 1>time Jackson needed help. Well, my friends, as we all

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<v Speaker 1>drift off to sleep, may you have the sweetest of dreams.

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<v Speaker 2>Good night, my friends.

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