1 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: Hello, friends, and welcome to sleep tight Stories. Nicole went 2 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:22,480 Speaker 1: and visited the attic to see what her mother had 3 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: been talking about. She found a journal belonging to her 4 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: great grandfather and decided, maybe it is time to tell 5 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: her mother about all the stuff that has been happening. 6 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: Will her mother believe her? Nicole tells her everything, and 7 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: then they take a walk to the garden Nicole in 8 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: the Box in the Barn, Part nine. I'm afraid I 9 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: don't quite understand, Nichole's mother said, as she sat and 10 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: listened to Nicole with a cup of tea she had 11 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: prepared earlier. I get that you feel the garden is 12 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: a magical place. I feel that way about the farm 13 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: and Prince Edward Island. No, Mom, I mean it literally. 14 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: The garden is magical. There is no other way to 15 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: explain it. The space went from like this stinky, weed filled, 16 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: bumpy place to lush flowers and vegetables practically overnight, Nicole said. Nicole. 17 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: I know you have been working hard in your garden, 18 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 1: and knowing how hard you work, you likely made some progress. 19 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: But I don't think you need to exaggerate. When I 20 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 1: look out there, all I see is that ever present 21 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: fog and tall grass. It's still a bit wild over there. 22 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 1: I don't know why you don't see what I see. Mom, 23 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: Maybe you need to come and see it with me. Okay, okay, 24 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: what about this key you mentioned and a door that 25 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: sounds mysterious. It doesn't open to some storm cellar or 26 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: something like that, does it. I wouldn't want you going 27 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:16,800 Speaker 1: into a place like that alone, her mother said, with concern. No, 28 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 1: it's in the garden. I didn't notice it the first day, 29 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: but when I went again, it was there at the 30 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: far end of the garden, all surrounded by vines and 31 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: flowers and stuff. It wouldn't open on its own, and 32 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: I thought maybe it just led to an old barn 33 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: or something that was now covered by soil. Except when 34 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: I went to get the key and tried to open 35 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: the door, it opened. Well that's what keys do, sweetie, 36 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: her mother said, now wondering where all this was going. Mom, 37 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: I'm being serious, Nichole said, getting a little bit frustrated. 38 00:02:56,680 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, Nicole, Please continue, I'm listening. I opened the door, 39 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: and well, I stepped through. What was on the other 40 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: side was like the place I had just left, except 41 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: newer and fresher. All the buildings, except for some that 42 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 1: aren't here, were practically brand new. And there were animals, 43 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: and they have cows so they don't have to buy 44 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: their milk in a store. And I met Angus. Who 45 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: is Angus? Nichole's mother asked, starting to get concerned. Nicole 46 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: had always had a brilliant imagination, something she had gotten 47 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: from her father, but this was becoming a bit much. 48 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: Angus is the boy I met after I walked through 49 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: the door. I think we are friends now, even though 50 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: we are very different. He has never been anywhere and 51 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: is very curious about life in a big city. I 52 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: met his mother, and she dresses quite differently than we do, 53 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: like she bakes a amazing bread, Nicole said, trying to 54 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: fit in as many words in one breath as possible. 55 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: You went to a neighbor's house. You should have told me, Nichole, No, Mom, 56 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: it was this house. But I guess maybe it was 57 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: this house a long long time ago. And I think 58 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: the stuff I found in the attic might talk a 59 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: bit about what I have seen through the gate. We 60 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: should look through it, Nicole, Sweetie, I know moving here 61 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:34,159 Speaker 1: hasn't been the easiest for you. You left your friends 62 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 1: in Montreal and have not been in touch with them 63 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: much since we arrived. That will improve. The internet company 64 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: said they will be by to install our internet any 65 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 1: day now. And I know you didn't want to move 66 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: here in the first place. It was a really hard 67 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: decision for me too. I also loved Montreal, but this 68 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: is a great place to live, and I am sure 69 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 1: you will come to love it just as much as 70 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: our old home and time. So you don't need to 71 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: make up all these stories about magical gardens and doors 72 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: that lead to somewhere else. I do understand. Nichole felt frustrated. 73 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: She knew what she had experienced and needed her mother 74 00:05:19,640 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: to understand. Mom, please, I'm not crazy, but she wasn't 75 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: actually one hundred percent sure of that. Why don't you 76 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: come with me to the garden and see for yourself. 77 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: I promise I'm not making this up. The only way 78 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: you'll believe me is if you see it with your 79 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: own eyes. Her mother sighed, it's a bit late to 80 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 1: tramp around in the garden and all the bugs will 81 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:52,119 Speaker 1: be out. It will only take a minute. Nichole said, 82 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: all right, Nichole, let's go take a look. I still 83 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: think you might be letting your imagination run wild. Nichole 84 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: jumped up and went to the back porch to put 85 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: on her sneakers. Her mother seldom wore anything other than 86 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: sandals when it was warm. She led her mother out 87 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: the back door and across the grass towards the garden. 88 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: The fog was still clinging to the edges of the garden, 89 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: but Nichole knew what lay beyond. The warm light of 90 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 1: the setting sun bathed everything in a glow, making the 91 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: flowers and plants appear even more colorful. As they walked, 92 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: the air was filled with the sweet fragrance of blooming flowers, 93 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: mingling with the earthy scent of the soil. As they 94 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 1: got closer to the garden, the fog started to clear. 95 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: Nichole's mother looked around, her expression shifting from skeptical to curious. See, mom, 96 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: look at how different it is now, Nicholl said, waving 97 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: her arm to encompass the lush, colorful scene before them. 98 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: Her mother paused, taking in the sight of the garden. 99 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 1: Well it does look much nicer than I remember, she admitted, 100 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: her eyes widening slightly. You have done remarkable work here. 101 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: You can't see any of this from the house at all, 102 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: but I still don't see anything magical about it. Come 103 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: with me further into the garden, Nicholl said. She led 104 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: her mother to the center, where they were surrounded by 105 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 1: flowers and bushes of all colors. Roses, sunflowers, daisies, and 106 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: many others she couldn't even name were in full bloom. 107 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: The petals glistened in the fading sunlight, appearing almost magical. 108 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: Nicholl's mother inhaled deeply, taking in the rich natural smell 109 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: wells that seemed so much more intense than before. Birds 110 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: chirped happily in the trees, and bees buzzed from flower 111 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: to flower. Nicole pointed to a row of vegetables, tomatoes, carrots, 112 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: and beans that looked ready to be picked. Look at those, mom, 113 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: they weren't here yesterday, she exclaimed. Her mother reached out 114 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: to touch a sunflower, its large golden petals soft under 115 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:35,800 Speaker 1: her fingertips. This is incredible, Nicole, I've never seen anything 116 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: like it, she whispered, her voice filled with awe. This 117 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: is nothing short of amazing. At first, I thought maybe 118 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: you might have worked incredibly hard and managed to bring 119 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: back to life something that already existed. We've done that 120 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: before in the old corner of our yard in Montreal, 121 00:08:56,320 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: when you were still in diapers. We cleared out weeds 122 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: and gave the flowers more room to grow. But these 123 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 1: plants should not be blooming, and the tomatoes. I'm at 124 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: a loss, her mother said as she scanned the garden. 125 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: But that's not all. This is amazing, but there is 126 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 1: so much more, Nichole insisted, taking her mother's hand and 127 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: pulling her towards the corner of the garden where the 128 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: wooden doorway stood. It was surrounded by tall bushes and 129 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: flowering plants. Just as she had described. The flowers seemed 130 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: to glow in the fading light, their colors bright and welcoming. 131 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: Her mother's eyebrows raised in surprise as they got closer. 132 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: That does look old and very different. I wonder where 133 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:56,080 Speaker 1: it came from. I don't know. It's not like any 134 00:09:56,160 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: of the other doors on the farm, Nicole said. She 135 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: reached into her pocket and pulled out the key, and 136 00:10:03,280 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: this is the key that opens it. As they approached 137 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,480 Speaker 1: the door, Nichole's mother could hear the faint sounds of 138 00:10:11,559 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: animals in the distance. A soft mooing and clucking that 139 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 1: seemed out of place on their usually quiet farm. The 140 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: smell of fresh hay wafted through the air, mingling with 141 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: the floral sense. Nichole inserted the key and turned it. 142 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: The door creaked open, revealing the same vibrant, lively farm 143 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 1: that Nichole had stepped into before. Her mother gasped, stepping 144 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: back in shock. Niicole, this, this can't be real, she stammered, 145 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: It is, mom, Step through with me, you'll see. Nichole 146 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,880 Speaker 1: held her mother's hand tightly, and they stepped through the 147 00:10:55,920 --> 00:11:01,320 Speaker 1: doorway together. The air shimmered slightly, and suddenly they were 148 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: standing in a world that looked like their farm, but newer, fresher, 149 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: and alive with activity. Her mother's eyes were wide with 150 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: wonder as she looked around. I can hear the animals 151 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: and the buildings. They're so new, she whispered. Nichole nodded, See, Mom, 152 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: this is what I was trying to tell you. It's 153 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: like we've stepped back in time. Standing there, they could 154 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: see the farmhouse in the distance, with a faint light 155 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 1: glowing in the windows. They could just make out people 156 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: sitting around a table eating dinner together. It looked cozy 157 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: and warm, and Nichole could almost hear the clinking of 158 00:11:49,360 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 1: dishes and the soft murmur of their conversation. Nichole's mother 159 00:11:56,040 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: stood very still, taking in the scene. This is amazing, Nichole, 160 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: she whispered. It's like we've stepped into a different world. 161 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: I told you, mom, it's like magic. Everything looks so 162 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: new and alive here. They stood there for a long time, 163 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: just watching the farmhouse. Nichole saw a boy and a 164 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:25,439 Speaker 1: girl laughing together at the table, their parents smiling as 165 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: they talked. It made her think of stories she had 166 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 1: read about old times when families worked and ate together 167 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 1: every day. Do you see the boy, mom, that's Angus. 168 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: He's the one I met, Nichole said, pointing towards the farmhouse. 169 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: Her mother squinted to see better. Yes, I can just 170 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: make him out. Are you sure we haven't fallen asleep 171 00:12:49,000 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 1: watching a TV show? She laughed. Each time I experienced 172 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: something new in the garden, I would pinch myself to 173 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: make sure I wasn't asleep in bed dreaming. Nichole's mother 174 00:13:02,440 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: pinched her cheek. I think I am awake, she murmured. 175 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: Nichole's mother looked around the farm, taking in all the details. 176 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,960 Speaker 1: The barn was bright and sturdy, not old and broken 177 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: like in their time. The fields were full of healthy crops, 178 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,679 Speaker 1: and she could hear the animals in the distance, their 179 00:13:23,800 --> 00:13:29,319 Speaker 1: sounds mixing with the gentle evening breeze. This place feels 180 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:33,679 Speaker 1: so different, Nicole said, her mother smiled, squeezing her hand. 181 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: It does feel that way, doesn't it. It's wonderful, but 182 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: it's getting late. I need time to try and understand 183 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,720 Speaker 1: what we just experienced here. We should probably go back home, 184 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: to our home. Nichole didn't want to leave this magical place, 185 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: but knew her mother was right. Okay, Mom, let's go back. 186 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 1: They turned and walked back towards the door. As they 187 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 1: stepped through, Nicholl took one last look at the beautiful, 188 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:09,680 Speaker 1: lively farm. The door creaked softly as it closed behind them, 189 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: and the shimmering air faded away, bringing them back to 190 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:19,680 Speaker 1: their own time. Standing in their own garden again, everything 191 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 1: felt quieter and still. The flowers and vegetables were there, 192 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: but it wasn't the same. The magic of the other 193 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 1: place lingered in the air around them like a warm memory. 194 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: Thank you for showing me to coal her mother said, 195 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 1: hugging her tightly. I believe you now, this garden really 196 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 1: is special. Nichole hugged her back, feeling a mix of 197 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: happiness and wonder. I'm glad you saw it, Mom, There's 198 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 1: so much more I want to explore. Her mother nodded. 199 00:14:55,280 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: We will Nichoal together, we'll discover all the secrets of 200 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: this magical garden. And that's the end of this part. 201 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: Good night, sleep tight.